Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

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 ...

Fossilized fish ear stones—known as otoliths—can reveal far more than previously thought. In a recent study, a team of ...

When saltwater fish long ago evolved to live in fresh water, many of them also evolved a more sophisticated hearing system, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Listen up! Carbon dioxide being absorbed by the oceans is having a puzzling effect on fish -- their ears get bigger. The ear structure in fish, known as an otolith, is made up of minerals. Scientists ...

In a small pivotal trial of an investigational gene therapy, most cases of congenital profound deafness from genetic variants ...

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 ...

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 ...