The outer, middle, and inner ear have unique structures that help with hearing and balance. Many ear problems like tinnitus, infections, and wax buildup can affect hearing and balance. Protect your ...

Abstract The ears provide the important functions of hearing and balance. Ear problems can be debilitating for patients and may also be associated with other health conditions. Nurses may be caring ...

Scientists have revealed in near-atomic detail the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The findings could point the way toward developing new treatments for hearing ...

The vertebrate ear is a remarkable structure. Tightly encapsulated within the densest bone of the skeleton, it comprises the smallest elements of the vertebrate skeleton (auditory ossicles) and gives ...

The cochlea is key to human hearing, and it plays an important role in our understanding of complex frequency content. The Visual Ear project aims to illustrate the cochlear mechanism as an ...

Evolution has left humans with many vestigial traits—remnants of once-useful biological features that serve little or no ...

The part of the brain that uses hearing to determine sound location is reorganized in deaf animals to locate visual targets, according to a new study. The part of the brain that uses hearing to ...