Frequent respiratory infections often leads to otitis media. The other predisposing factors include bottle feeding, recurrent tonsillitis, anatomical and physiological anomalies like cleft palate ...

Around one in 700 babies worldwide are born with a cleft lip or palate. However, many parents and carers have little idea of how clefts affect children’s ability to make speech sounds and learn ...

Medically reviewed by Benjamin F. Asher, MD Serous otitis media (SOM) is when the eustachian tube does not drain and causes fluid to build up in the middle ear space. The fluid build-up can cause ...