The brain may play a role in helping the ear regulate its sensitivity to sound and compensate for hearing loss by sending a ...

Neanderthals emerged around 250,000 years ago from pre-Neanderthals populations (500,000 years to 250,000 years ago). These ...

Learn about the causes of age-related hearing loss and discover effective strategies to manage presbycusis. Early ...

Excessive use of earbuds at high volumes can lead to long-term hearing damage and ear infections. Experts recommend following ...

A tympanometer is a hand-held probe that is placed in the ear to measure energy transmission through the middle ear. It can be used to test the condition of the middle ear, determining whether it ...

The main treatment for cancer that starts in the ear canal, middle and inner ear or the bone is surgery and radiotherapy. Radiotherapy is often given after surgery. Some people may have it instead of ...

A strong, unpleasant odor from smelly ear wax may indicate an underlying health issue such as an infection, excessive buildup, or a more serious condition like cholesteatoma, according to audiologists ...

New research on the inner ear morphology of Neanderthals and their ancestors challenges the widely accepted theory that ...

Writer Beverly Biderman is a past chair of the board for the Canadian Hearing Society, and the author of Wired for Sound: A ...

The ears are a pair of sensory organs whose primary functions are hearing and balance. They are divided into three portions: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Each has an intricate ...

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, used an innovative imaging tool to examine the mouse inner ear and made a ...