The infection in the middle ear (the space behind the eardrum where tiny bones pick up vibrations and pass them along to the inner ear) very often accompanies a common cold, the flu, or other types of respiratory infections.
The Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game is an American college football game held on the first Saturday in December by the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) each year to determine its football champion.
Virginia Tech returned to the ACC Championship game in 2008 for the third time in the contest's four-year history as champion of the Coastal division. Representing the Atlantic division was Boston College.