A blank stare, an awkward pause, and a curious furrow of the eyebrows. That was the face I was greeted with after a recent surf in Los Angeles. Per my usual routine, post-session I went to one of my ...

It’s that time of year. Time for my annual visit to the wonderful world of “surfer’s ear,” the layperson’s term for exostosis. Exostosis is a bony growth in the outer ear canal that is very common ...

Every year when it gets cold I like to talk to you about exostosis, commonly known as “Surfer’s Ear,” and how to deal with it. Many hard-core surfers, such as myself and many of you, I am sure, have ...

Q What is surfer's ear, and how do you fix it? It happened to my sister a few months ago, and the people she surfs with are saying it's because she won't wear earplugs. Why would that matter? A Your ...

Surfer's ear, bony bumps in ear canal. Male skulls from Cerro Juan Díaz, Panama site. Feature 3.2 (AD 350-600). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

1 Cardiff School of Sport, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK 2 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK Dr Richard Tong, Cardiff School of Sport, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff CF23 ...