It's officially Big Ears Festival, that special time of year when people from all over the world arrive in Knoxville for a ...

Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking use of terahertz (THz) imaging to visualize cochlear structures in mice, offering non-invasive, high-resolution diagnostics. By creating 3D reconstructions ...

Scientists have made a major leap in ear imaging by using terahertz radiation to see inside the cochlea – an impossibly tiny, ...

For the first time, researchers have shown that terahertz imaging can be used to visualize internal details of the mouse ...

Patulous eustachian tube (PET) occurs when the eustachian tube, which connects the middle ear to the back of the throat, stays open. Though rare, it is not a serious medical condition. It does, ...

Ear congestion related to sinusitis or viral infections, such as a cold or flu, will typically go away once the underlying condition or cause of inflammation resolves. However, if middle ear fluid ...

The compact buds not only take a (sometimes) massive weight off your noggin but can securely keep their position in your ear so you don't miss a beat. I'm old-school and still prefer to have the ...

Bacterial infections of the middle ear are generally conductive hearing loss. Our body's inflammatory response can result in fluid or mucus buildup behind the eardrum and muffle the hearing.

A study of the inner ear bones of Neanderthals shows a significant loss of diversity in their shape around 110,000 years ago, suggesting a genetic bottleneck that contributed to Neanderthals' decline.