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Fluid may build up in the middle ear for two reasons: • When a child has a cold, the middle ear makes fluid or mucus –just like the nose does. Some of this fluid gets trapped behind the eardrum. • Many children continue to have fluid behind the eardrum for a while after a middle ear infection is cured.
