THOSE struggling to hear may think a cotton bud is the easiest way to shift wax build-up. But folk are being urged to stop the common hygiene practice for fear they could cause serious long-term ...

What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome? Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES) is a rare digestive disorder. If you have ZES, you likely have 1 or more tumors in the first part of the small intestine, the ...

Some people experience fluttering sounds in the ears that come and go ... Tonic tensor tympani syndrome is a rare type of pulsatile tinnitus that can cause tensor tympani spasms.

It often uses old structures (or ancient genes) for new jobs. The mammalian ear is a perfect example. Over the eons, the jawbones of our fish ancestors became three separate small bones that ...

such as early-life infections or differences in the communities of microbes present in the ear and respiratory tract (Elling et al., 2023)? By starting to shed light on the genetic and biological ...

The FDA will no longer allow Red No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products and medications has ...

Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revoked the authorization of the dye Red No. 3, which is used in a variety of foods and medications. This artificial dye, which is made from ...

However, exposure to loud noises can also cause permanent damage to your inner ear or auditory nerve. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is caused by problems with the structures in the inner ear ...

Exposure to loud sounds or high frequency sounds are common causes of ear damage in younger people. High frequency hearing loss causes problems with hearing high-pitched sounds. It can also lead ...

Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals. Decades after scientific ...

Ringing in the ears, also called tinnitus, is not caused by an external sound. It can sound like ringing, but also a buzz, hum, whistle, or other sounds that no one else can hear, except in rare cases ...