Your ears are responsible for more than just hearing; they keep you balanced, control facial features and help your taste, ...

I was about nine or 10 years old when I first became aware of a ringing in my ears—what I’d later come to learn was tinnitus—and it’s plagued me ever since. When you have tinnitus, you hear certain ...

In the intricate machinery of the inner ear, hearing begins with a protein that moves a few billionths of a meter up to ...

Why are some people unable to hear from birth, even though their inner ear appears intact? One possible cause lies in the ...

A doctor explains the common (and not so common) reasons that you might hear a pulse in your ear, also known as pulsatile tinnitus. Plus, when to see a doctor.

There are many types and causes of sensorineural hearing loss, i.e., hearing loss associated with damage to the inner ear, rather than say, a punctured ear drum. You can lose hearing from exposure to ...

Frequent use of ear buds, inserting objects into the ear and prolonged exposure to loud sounds from headphones are emerging ...