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Hearing loss can be broadly separated into two categories: conductive and sensorineural (damage to tiny hair cells in the inner ear). Conductive hearing loss […]

Cholesteatoma is an abnormal skin growth or skin cyst trapped behind the eardrum, or the bone behind the ear. Cholesteatomas begin as […]

Do you get a spinning vertigo or dizziness sensation in certain head positions? For example, turning to a particular side when you’re […]

Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) is an inflammatory condition caused by an uncontrolled immune system response that attacks the inner ear causing […]

Tonsils are the two round lumps in the back of your throat. Adenoids are high in the throat behind the nose and […]

Tonsillitis, also described as pharyngitis, refers to inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils, which are lymph glands located in the back of the […]

Ménière’s disease (also called idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops) is one of the most common causes of dizziness originating in the inner ear. In most […]

Hearing loss can be broadly separated into two categories: conductive (problems in delivering sound to the inner ear) and sensorineural (problems of the inner […]

Over 50 million Americans have experienced tinnitus, or ringing in ears, which is the perception of sound without an external source being […]

Earwax, called cerumen, is produced by special wax-forming glands located in the skin of the outer one-third of the ear canal. It […]

Earache, or pain in the ear, is common and can occur in both children and adults. Earaches can be due to a problem […]

  Over 5% of the world’s population – or 430 million people – require rehabilitation to address their ‘disabling’ hearing loss (432 […]