Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a substance naturally produced by glands in the ear canal. It serves critical functions: Trapping dust, dirt, bacteria, bugs (really!) and other foreign ...

Hearing loss isn't just caused by loud noises. There are several unexpected factors that can affect your ears. Here's what ...

A young Aussie woman has highlighted what she believes is a "big problem" affecting countless Australian homes after spending ...

The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...

A new study reveals that individuals with allergic rhinitis and asthma have distinct nasal fungal profiles, hinting at ...

Multidrug resistance in the pathogenic fungus Candida glabrata is a growing global threat. Here, the authors show that a mutation in gene IPI1, involved in pre-rRNA processing, leads to multidrug ...

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 ...

Muffled hearing occurs when sound waves have trouble passing through the outer, middle, or inner ear. You may have a sensation that’s similar to the pressure you feel while flying on an airplane.

While not as common as they once were, on-ear headphones still will be the perfect middle ground for many people. They don't intrusively burrow into your ears like in-ear headphones, nor are they as ...