Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a substance naturally produced by glands in the ear canal. It serves critical ...

An analysis found that four types of food could offer protective benefits against tinnitus, a condition affecting an ...

April marks Stress Awareness Month, a time dedicated to understanding the impact of stress on our health. While many people ...

Left untreated, some conditions that cause ear pain can lead to hearing loss. But effective treatment can usually relieve ...

But earwax isn't the only part of your inner ear that keeps you healthy. Ahmad: So, there is a tube made of muscle that connects the back of your nose and your ears. Narrator: It's called the ...

Bacterial infections of the middle ear are generally conductive ... We've established that blood flow is essential for healthy hearing. The ear structures are delicate and sensitive to changes ...

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, ...

McGinley, assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine, found that in healthy mice ... suggesting that the inner ear does not modulate hearing on a short-term basis. Next, the researchers ...

While it's OK to clean the outer ear, you should avoid using Q-tips as a cleaning device. Most health care professionals advise against cleaning the inner ear with Q-tips because it can push the ...

and Mercedes Conde-Valverde from the Cátedra de Otoacústica Evolutiva de HM Hospitales y la Universidad de Alcalá led a team of researchers who analyzed the semicircular canals — the fluid-filled ...

Several studies that had examined the inner ears of deaf people shortly after they died demonstrated that outer hair cells were required for hearing. It was clear that the inner hair cells served to ...