The cause appears to lie in repeated exposure to cold water and high winds – which most surfers encounter while riding a wave ...

Most people are aware that exposure to cold weather can pose general health risks, but it can also have equally damaging effects on your hearing. Alison Flaherty, head of medical negligence at Patient ...

Alison said: “One of the main reasons why winter can cause hearing problems is due to the cold weather. Cold temperatures can ...

Surfer’s ear appears to be a long-term complication, and is more likely to develop from regular exposure, not just an ...

THE human body often finds ways to indicate when something is amiss, be it through headaches or vomiting or through secretions such as snot and saliva. But have you ever stopped to think what your ...

That relentless scratching. Every pet parent knows the sound – the constant thump of a dog’s leg against their ear (and the floor), often followed by a headshake. It’s a sound that instantly triggers ...

If your pup has been scratching their ears more than usual, you may wonder if they have an ear infection. Here are the ...

IF you come down with a cough, sneezing or sniffles in the days before you’re due to travel, cancelling your flight can seem ...

Patient discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) to a medical or surgical hospital ward is one of the most challenging and high risk transitions of care. Approximately 1 in 12 patients discharged ...

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

Ear cancer is when abnormal cells in the ear start to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. Most of these cancers start in the skin of the outer ear. Cancers that develop inside the ear, known as ...