Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a leading cause of conductive hearing loss, especially in children. The condition quietly builds as sterile fluid accumulates in the middle ear cavity, muffling ...

Dear Doctors: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any ...

ANY medication can trigger side effects – though these are often symptoms like nausea, sleepiness or dizzy spells. But some ...

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. "These findings are exciting ...

Vertigo and other vestibular disorders can turn everyday movements into overwhelming challenges, impacting balance, confidence, and quality of life. From benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) to ...

Glue ear, known as adhesive otitis, is a condition that occurs when the middle part of your ear fills with fluid. This part of the ear is located behind the eardrum. The fluid can become thick and ...

Inner ear sensory organs differ in the way their hair cell stereocilia bundles are mechanically bent. The hair cells in each organ are grouped in one of three types of sensory epithelium. The maculae ...

But there’s another, lesser-known risk that can have lasting – and sometimes permanent – consequences: hearing loss. A wide ...

There are many different causes of ear drainage. The most common type of draining from the ear is earwax, which keeps the ear clean and healthy. Other types of drainage and discharge include blood, ...

Dear Doctors: I recently experienced severe vertigo due to fluid in my inner ear from a sinus infection. It affected not only my balance, but also my blood pressure and anxiety. Are there any ...