It’s easy to take your hearing and ear health for granted. But the reality is that many seemingly harmless behaviors can do irreversible damage. To make matters more complicated, the negative ...

Muffled hearing can sound and feel like cotton balls in your ear. Understanding what is causing this change to your hearing can help you take appropriate action. Muffled hearing occurs when sound ...

an ear infection will clear up on its own. If not, you'll need to see a doctor and start treatment so it doesn't cause complications, including permanent hearing loss. Remember that young kids and ...

About a million kids get ear tubes every year to help drain fluid and treat recurrent ear infections. A new way of performing the procedure was approved by the Food and Drug Administration a few ...

Over 12% of kids aged 6-19 years and 17% of adults under age 70 have permanent hearing damage from loud noise exposure. Because children have smaller ear canals, higher frequency sounds are more ...