Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments that treat this condition Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery Otology and Neurotology Areas that research this condition Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Research By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment Diagnosis & treatment June 23, 2021 Print Related Ear infection Associated Procedures Ear tubes News from Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding ear infections Jan. 23, 2023, 02:00 p.m. CDT Products & Services A Book: Mayo Clinic on Hearing and Balance Ear infection (middle ear)Symptoms&causesDiagnosis&treatmentDoctors&departments Research: It's all about patients Show transcript for video Research: It's all about patients [MUSIC PLAYING] Joseph Sirven, M.D., Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic: Mayo's mission is about the patient. The patient comes first. So the mission and research here is to advance how we can best help the patient, how to make sure the patient comes first in care. So in many ways, it's a cycle. It can start with as simple as an idea worked on in a laboratory, brought to the patient bedside, and if everything goes right — and let's say it's helpful or beneficial — then brought on as a standard approach. And I think that is one of the unique characteristics of Mayo's approach to research — that patient-centeredness — that really helps to put it in its own spotlight. CON-20164000 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Ear infection (middle ear)