To patients of P. Ashley Wackym, a surgical otologist-neurotologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a diagnosis of superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD) can feel like a death ...

Noise exposure accounts for 22% of worldwide work-related health problems. Excessive noise not only causes hearing loss and tinnitus, but also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. To provide ...

The Cincinnati Nature Center built a new immersive listening experience designed to amplify the sounds of the forest for ...

Ear care, or otology, specifically treats the structure and function of the ear. Ear conditions include hearing and balance disorders, damage or disease of the ear, tumors, and others (see below). Our ...

A team led by researchers at the University at Buffalo has used Bluetooth earbuds and a deep learning AI system to diagnose three common ear conditions with a simple, non-invasive audio test that uses ...

That tiny crease in your earlobe you never noticed. The slightly unusual curve at the top of your ear. The way your ears attach to your head. These seemingly trivial features might actually be ...

How could the tiny parts of the ear adapt independently to the diverse functional and environmental regimes encountered in mammals? A group of researchers proposed a new explanation for this puzzle.

When it comes to repairing human bodies, there’s one major difficulty: spare parts are hard to come by. It’s simply not possible to buy a knee joint or a new lung off the shelf. At best, doctors and ...

With this finding in mind, Yang's team encapsulated the antibiotic ciprofloxacin in negatively-charged liposomes. Those liposomes were then added to a temperature-sensitive hydrogel, which was applied ...