Your ears can feel congested due to sinus congestion, altitude changes, middle ear issues, wax buildup, and more. If you also experience pain, balance problems, or hearing loss, a doctor can help ...

Your inner ear, also called the labyrinth, plays a key role in your hearing and sense of balance. Several conditions can impact the inner ear. Your inner ear is the deepest part of your ear. The inner ...

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 ...

Some people use rubbing alcohol to treat various ear conditions, such as swimmers’ ear or middle and inner ear infections. Rubbing alcohol is also known as isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol. People ...

Tumors of the middle ear and temporal bone are uncommon, and determining their primary site is often challenging. Due to their proximity to the skull base, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinuses, the ...

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 ...

Some allergies may lead to the development of ear pain. This may be due to increased pressure or fluid buildup from congestion or irritation in the sinuses, which connect to the ears. In these cases, ...

The ability to analyze how the inner ear works could help provide better therapies, especially for sensorineural hearing loss ...

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 ...

Researchers have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes some people especially susceptible to middle ear infections. Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical ...