Try this simple, expert-approved trick for cleaning out your ears—without causing any damage.

Using Q-tips to clean the inside of your ear canal can lead to wax impaction, irritation, and even damage to the eardrum.

You ear has three major parts: your outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. When damage to your outer or middle ear causes hearing loss, it is called conductive hearing loss. This type of hearing loss ...

Our bodies produce all kinds of substances, and people have different tolerance levels for them. One that can be really bothersome is earwax. But believe it or not, this substance actually serves a ...

It’s no secret that eating healthy helps keep your body strong, but did you know that the right vitamins and minerals may also prevent hearing loss? With hearing loss affecting 5% of the world’s ...

Doctors warn that the ears never truly 'switch off', even during sleep, making constant exposure to everyday noise a silent ...

Each year on March 3, the world observes World Hearing Day, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to raise awareness ...

Exposure to loud noise, such as a firecracker or an ear-splitting concert, is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss. Research suggests that 12% or more of the world population is at risk ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My wife had a laparotomy several months ago, and she lost the hearing in her right ear, possibly from an antibiotic given (intravenous vancomycin). She has had four steroid injections ...