Prof Mashudu Tshifularo, Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat studies, ENT) at the University of Pretoria who pioneered the world's first middle ear transplant using 3D ...

Glitches in our evolutionary development mean that 80% of four-year-olds get glue ear, a temporary loss of hearing. Many have costly and unnecessary surgery despite there being excellent non-surgical ...

The researchers showed how bone erosion caused by cholesteatoma occurs. This study showed that a subset of cells called osteoclastogenic fibroblasts expresses a protein, activin A, which causes the ...

Tumors of the middle ear and temporal bone are uncommon, and determining their primary site is often challenging. Due to their proximity to the skull base, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinuses, the ...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool routinely used to diagnose and plan treatment for eye diseases, has now been modified to collect images of the inner ear. A proof-of-concept study led by ...

Millions of years ago marine animals had hearing organs that allowed them to detect sounds in the water. When land dwelling animals evolved they now had to detect environmental sounds that traveled ...

A tympanic membrane retraction, or retracted eardrum, is a condition in which the eardrum gets pulled toward the middle of your ear. The eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane, is a thin layer of ...