The ear is a physically complex sense organ, especially in mammals. Because some of the ear’s structure involves bones, much of the evolution of the ear can be followed through the fossil record. The ...

Everyone's got them, but that's a good thing, because they trap particles and push them, along with dead skin cells, out of your ear. Let's keep going. Do you see that yellow stuff? That's some ...

The shorter, smaller structures near the base of the cochlea respond best to ... When sound is transmitted to the inner ear the organ of Corti begins to vibrate up and down. Since the basilar membrane ...

Microtia is a condition in which the external ear structures are underdeveloped, on one or both sides. Credit: Klaus D. Peter, CC-BY-SA-3.0 The implant is known as the AuriNovo, so named to evoke ...

Problems in the genetic code affecting one structure often impact the other, creating visible external markers for internal cardiovascular variations. Perhaps the most surprising ear-heart ...

But the most important structures are actually on the inside, and they're known as the inner and middle ear. Iram Ahmad: Inside your middle ear is the nerve that moves the muscles of your face.

Ear infections are a common and painful occurrence in infants and toddlers. Oral antibiotics are often prescribed for a week ...