A ruptured eardrum is a hole or tear in your eardrum, which can result in temporary hearing loss (usually) and make your middle ear more vulnerable to infections or other ear injuries. The eardrum is the thin, drum-like tissue that separates your ear canal from the middle ear.
A ruptured eardrum often heals within a few [...]
Chronic ear infections can sometimes lead to permanent hearing loss. Many treatments of generations past are what have resulted in today’s seniors with scarring and hearing impairments from childhood ailments and resulting remedies. Until recently, doctors aggressively treated ear infections with antibiotics, hoping to lessen the impact of repeat infections or resulting hearing loss. But [...]
The beginning of summer sees an increase in the number of cases of otitis externa, better known as swimmer’s ear. Swimmer’s ear is an inflammation in the external ear canal, and is usually caused by skin inside the ear becoming irritated by water. The ear is then infected by bacteria, and in a few cases, [...]
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