12News KPNX: Arizona Hospital Testing Innovative Treatment for Ear Infections

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Thanks to new technology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH), Dr. Nathan page says ear tube procedures can be accomplished without a trip to the OR.

“The Hummingbird system is designed to facilitate putting in tubes on younger kids in the office. PCH is the first hospital in the state to use the Hummingbird to do ear tube procedures.

The tube is contained in the device, so you push it through a portion of the eardrum and essentially withdraw the device and leave the tube in place, making the process a lot simpler, yet still just as effective,” says Dr. Page.