Read the full abstract... Background: Acute otitis media (AOM), or acute middle ear infection, is one of the most frequently occurring childhood diseases, and the most common reason given for ...

By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the cells' developmental journey and discover how the inner ear is formed in mice. The discovery could provide ...

However, scientists don’t have a full sense of why this happens because they are still working to understand the mechanics of the inner ear. A team of physicists recently took a novel approach to ...

What’s worse than getting hand sanitizer in a paper cut? OK. A lot of things. But an insatiably itchy inner ear might take the cake for minor but maddening bodily inconveniences. The unreachable ...

To learn how the animal's bone structure helps with this, lead author Camille Grohé turned to the animals' inner ear. The inner ear is crucial for maintaining balance and a steady head posture.

The saccule and utricle, two chambers in the inner ear, detect the direction of gravity and help the body to balance. Without their influence, we quickly become lost and disoriented. To prevent this ...

Demolition of the old Inner Ear Studios in Green Valley is expected to start this month, after some delays. “This project was delayed after the discovery of unforeseen structural conditions with ...

Inner ear infections can cause certain parts of the inner ear to become inflamed. They can affect a person’s hearing and balance. They often occur when a person has a cold or flu, or if a middle ...

Elaborate 3D analysis of the inner ear now, for the first time, provide insights into volume changes of special structures in sufferers of the so-called Ménière's disease. The cause of this rare ...

You might be experiencing a viral or bacterial infection in the middle ear. It's monsoon time, and you wake up one morning feeling under the weather - you start sniffling, sneezing, and your nose ...

Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED), is a rare disease that happens when your body's immune system mistakenly attacks your inner ear. It can cause dizziness, ringing in your ears, and hearing loss.