Glitches in our evolutionary development mean that 80% of four-year-olds get glue ear, a temporary loss of hearing. Many have costly and unnecessary surgery despite there being excellent non-surgical ...

Hearing aids are often the first step for treating mild to moderate hearing loss, amplifying sounds the ear can still detect. When hearing aids aren’t sufficient, various implantable devices like ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I have recently been diagnosed with a cholesteatoma in one ear, which has resulted in significant hearing loss. How common is this condition? I have been advised that surgery is my ...

New AI-based medical imaging method that can accurately predict the bone to be removed during cochlear implant surgery using only pre operative CT scans Cochlear implant surgery helps people with ...

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Millions of years ago marine animals had hearing organs that allowed them to detect sounds in the water. When land dwelling animals evolved they now had to detect environmental sounds that traveled ...

A tympanic membrane retraction, or retracted eardrum, is a condition in which the eardrum gets pulled toward the middle of your ear. The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane, is a thin layer of ...