In a groundbreaking effort to enhance medical treatments for hearing loss and other inner ear conditions, a dedicated team of physicians and engineers has collaborated for over a decade to develop an ...

Audiologists are drawing attention to how smelly earwax, even without pain, can signal bacterial buildup or early infection, increasing ...

The three conditions it identified were earwax blockage, ruptured eardrums, and a common ear infection known as ostitis media. And in many cases it was able to identify them long before they presented ...

Inner ear problems are the most common causes of sudden dizziness and nausea. These include BPPV, Meniere’s disease, and vestibular neuritis. But there are several other possible causes. A sudden ...

As millions more humans contract and recover from COVID-19, doctors and scientists have observed more unexpected chronic conditions resulting from infection. The latest and most peculiar case involves ...

Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults, with about one in three Americans between 65 and 74 affected, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While some ...

Tympanometry refers to a test that helps in the evaluation of the proper functioning of the middle ear. The middle ear is positioned behind the eardrum, also known as the tympanic membrane.‌ The test ...