It also offers some insight into the condition of the middle ear (ME), although to a lesser extent. Clinicians utilize an otoscope as part of routine wellness physical examination and when assessing ...

This contrivance has long been used in Boston, by Dr. Clarke, for the purpose of directing the sun's rays upon the ear. — Editors.

The ears are a pair of sensory organs whose primary functions are hearing and balance. They are divided into three portions: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Each has an intricate ...

A young woman with extraordinary ears —definitely cup-shaped instead of reasonably flat—recently presented herself for examination at Chicago’s Lying-in Hospital. She wanted to know whether, if she ...

The ear canal is a small, tube-like pathway that extends from the outer ear to the eardrum. A range of health problems can affect this sensitive area, including infection, inflammation, and injury. In ...

“Sudden temperature shifts create pressure changes in the environment, which the ear works to balance through the Eustachian tube — a tunnel connecting the middle ear to the back of the nose,” ...

William Truswell, MD, FACS, operates his own cosmetic and reconstructive facial surgery practice. Dr. Truswell was the first in his area in Western Massachusetts to have an accredited private office ...