Dealing with pain or pressure in your ear, neck or throat is not only uncomfortable, it could also be a sign of an ear infection. While you might assume ear infections are a childhood bother, they can ...

Swimmer's ear is usually treated with prescription antibiotics but frequent repeat infections may benefit from a home remedy ...

When you think of ear issues, hearing loss is probably the first thing that comes to mind. And while it is indeed common as we age, so are issues that can cause aches and pains—sometimes severe—in and ...

As students focus on academics, it’s also important for them to take note of their health. From simple allergies to upper ...

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 ...

Early symptoms of relapsing polychondritis include sudden pain in cartilage, ear swelling, joint inflammation, and eye problems. Although polychondritis is not currently curable, treatment helps ...

Perichondritis is an infection that occurs in the tissue of the cartilage located in your outer ear, which is called the auricle or pinna. The infection itself is sometimes referred to as auricular ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and strep throat. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing ...

Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive hearing loss involves a problem within the outer ...

The vagus nerve is called the "wandering nerve" because it's the longest nerve in the human body and travels from the base of the brain up into the ears and down into the lower intestines. In recent ...