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Your child may have a chronic ear disease if an ear infection cannot be resolved with normal treatment or the symptoms of an ear infection reoccur after treatment. Surgery for middle ear infections often means placing a drainage tube into the eardrum of one or both ears. It's one of the most common childhood operations. Two common types of chronic ear disease are: Chronic otitis media. Chronic otitis media is an ongoing problem with fluid or infection in the middle ear. A small tube called the Eustachian tube connects the ear to the throat. The Eustachian tube drains fluid from the middle ear

Chronic illness management refers to the care of people with chronic or terminal medical conditions, including those requiring multidisciplinary, team-based care from a primary provider and at least two other health or care providers.