The TEAEs occurred in separate patients, with one child experiencing a grade 3 case of mastoiditis—inflammation ... between the sensory cells of the inner ear and the auditory nerve.

A cholesteatoma is a benign (non-cancerous) skin growth that develops in the eardrum and can grow into the middle ear and mastoid bone. Cholesteatomas grow aggressively and significantly increase the ...

in diameter; a wide bright-red, slightly tender streak was seen along the inner surface of ... was tight swelling over the mastoid bone as well as in front of the ear; loose swelling was noted ...

This same individual also showed signs of sclerotization (hardening) of the mastoid process, a part of the skull behind the ear. In modern medicine, this finding is associated with acute or chronic ...

Introduction: Ménière’s disease (MD), a common disease in the inner ear, is characterized by an increase ... the reference electrode is inserted in the subauricular mastoid region of the ipsilateral ...

From their adorable snort to bulging eyes and ever-endearing waddle, smush-faced dogs are increasing in popularity due to ...

Left untreated, some conditions that cause ear pain can lead to hearing loss. But effective treatment can usually relieve ...

Eardrum perforation: The eardrum is a thin, fragile membrane within the ear. A hard hit can rupture it, causing pain, hearing loss, and infection. Middle ear injury: The middle ear has small bones ...

However, scientists don’t have a full sense of why this happens because they are still working to understand the mechanics of the inner ear. A team of physicists recently took a novel approach to ...