Eardrum spasms can be caused by many things. Depending on the cause, there are medications that can help. See an otolaryngologist (ENT) for the right treatment. It’s rare, but sometimes the muscles ...

The eardrum, or tympanic membrane, forms the interface between the outside world and the delicate bony structures of the middle ear — the ossicles — that conduct sound vibrations to the inner ear. At ...

The locust could inspire new ways of processing sound. (Courtesy: Daniel Robert and Robert Malkin) Locusts have a highly integrated and miniaturized hearing system that bears little resemblance to ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Tympanoplasty is a surgery designed to create a new eardrum or repair a hole in the eardrum, or a perforated eardrum. Causes can include trauma from a Q-tip, scuba diving, loud ...

Every once in a while an ages-old adage proves to remain indisputably true. “Never stick anything smaller than your elbow in your ear” is one such adage. We have been taught that rule ever since we ...

An unusual study by doctors treating blast victims at a field hospital in Iraq has found that ruptured eardrums may help reveal which troops are at risk of hidden brain injury. The finding is ...