The eustachian tube connects the middle ear to the upper throat and nasal cavity. It's lined with mucous and helps regulate pressure around the eardrum so that sound waves can be transferred. Ears can ...

A recent study on the anatomy of the inner ear of Neanderthals and their ancestors has cast doubt on the widely accepted ...

That relentless scratching. Every pet parent knows the sound – the constant thump of a dog’s leg against their ear (and the ...

The content discusses the fundamentals of acoustics, focusing on sound refraction, the anatomy of the ear, and how sound ...

Most of these cancers start in the skin of the outer ear. Cancers that develop inside the ear, known as the middle and inner ear, are rare. The outer ear is the part of the ear we can see. It protects ...

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 ...

The Hong Kong Patent Office granted HK Patent No. HK40097814 to Envoy Medical Corporation on January 3, 2025. The title is Programming of Cochlear Implant Accessories. This patent relates to a system ...

The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

Ear pain can affect the outer ear, ear canal, ear drum, and middle ear. These are the nine most common conditions causing ear pain. Otitis media is more common in children because of the size and ...

Ear infections are more common in children than in adults, but no matter your age, it’s possible to experience short-term hearing loss when fluid and inflammation develop in your middle ear.

and Mercedes Conde-Valverde (Cátedra de Otoacústica Evolutiva de HM Hospitales y la Universidad de Alcalá), researchers measured the morphological diversity in the structure of the inner ear ...

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 ...