When our ears pop, the sensation comes from the Eustachian tube. “ [The Eustachian tube]’s whole job is to help keep the pressure equalized from the outer portion of the ear to the middle portion of ...

An estimated 10% of people will experience swimmer's ear. One patient's story helps highlight who can be most at risk.

In summer, ear infections and earwax plugs in this area of the body are more common than at other times of the year. This is ...

For decades, the Q-tip has been a bathroom staple for ear cleaning, almost instinctively used to remove earwax. Yet, health ...

Outer ear infections, or acute otitis externa, are often caused by excessive moisture in the ear canal, commonly from showering or swimming, hence the nickname " swimmer’s ear." ...

Humans' outer ears may have evolved from the gills of prehistoric fish, a new study finds. Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of ...

Bacterial otitis externa, more commonly known as swimmer’s ear, is an infection of the outer ear caused by bacteria. One University of Alabama at Birmingham expert explains how to prevent and treat ...

Humans' outer ears may have evolved from the gills of prehistoric fish, a new study finds. Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of years ...

A prosthetic outer ear not only improves the appearance of a damaged ear but also seems to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according a study released today.