The ear canal is a small, tube-like pathway that extends from the outer ear to the eardrum. A range of health problems can affect this sensitive area, including infection, inflammation, and injury.

Researchers from IOCB Prague and the cochlear implant company MED-EL have come up with a complete computer model of the ear. It can be used to simulate hearing of mammals including humans from the ...

This model will not only facilitate further research of the human ear but may also help to improve and better adjust compensation devices for people with hearing impairment, including cochlear ...

Understanding the middle ear is essential—not only for hearing but also for balance and quality of life. According to the National Institutes of Health, in the U.S., one in eight adults has ...

The inner ear is the deepest part of the ear. Numerous conditions can affect it, causing pain, itchiness, balance issues, and loss of hearing. Learn more.

Refining the standard model of the human outer ear will help bring headphones, cellphones and other audio gadgets closer to perfection ...

The eustachian tube is a canal that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx, which consists of the upper throat and the back of the nasal cavity. It controls the pressure within the middle ear ...

An absence of medical records or official accounts has stirred confusion, but a Times video and trajectory analysis indicates a bullet, not debris, wounded the former president.

Each wireless OwnPhone (pictured), from San Diego-based designer Itamar Jobani, is ordered using a smartphone app. Wearers take images of their ear, which are turned into 3D models.