While the term “high cholesterol” is usually associated with health problems, there is at least one way in which most people would prefer to have high cholesterol: In their inner ear, so that they ...

In an effort to better understand how the inner ear can hear the quietest of noises, researchers from Yale University ...

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a substance naturally produced by glands in the ear canal. It serves critical functions: Trapping dust, dirt, bacteria, bugs (really!) and other foreign ...

When you think of ear issues, hearing loss is probably the first thing that comes to mind. And while it is indeed common as we age, so are issues that can cause aches and pains—sometimes severe—in and ...

Researchers have long tried to pinpoint a reason that some people have autism or autistic traits. A new study from the United Kingdom builds upon evidence about one potential factor, finding that ...