Use of the chinchilla as a model of middle ear infection in auditory research necessitates accessing the middle ear to collect samples or inoculate bacteria. This column describes a simple ...

THIS is the shocking moment a passenger bites the ear of a flight attendant during a mid-air brawl. Shocking footage shows ...

A tympanometer is a hand-held probe that is placed in the ear to measure energy transmission through the middle ear. It can be used to test the condition of the middle ear, determining whether it ...

Middle ear infection antibiotics "Infections in the middle ear, behind the eardrum, usually occur with colds or seasonal ...

The evolution of the mammalian ear is well documented and makes a nice evolutionary story. The ear consists of three parts: inner, middle, outer ear Some vertebrates lack middle and outer ear ...

land animals evolved external ears as sound collectors and middle ears as mechanical force amplifiers. It is fascinating that the tiny bones in the middle ear appear to have evolved from gills that ...

Earwax is your friend. A gooey and somewhat gross friend. Next and last stop, the middle ear. We are now looking at an actual eardrum. The eardrum's a thin piece of skin, and other tissues ...

Infection: There are two main types of ear infections: middle ear behind the eardrum (often caused by an upper respiratory infection like a cold) and outer ear related to water exposure (also ...