Congenital atresia ear reconstruction is a surgical procedure to create an ear canal in children born without one. The procedure aims to improve hearing and the appearance of the ear. Congenital ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...

Endoscopic techniques in middle ear surgery have undergone rapid evolution over the past decade, driven by advances in optics, instrumentation and image-guided technology. By introducing rigid ...

A pioneering UK clinical trial injects stem cells during surgery to regrow auditory nerves, offering a biological cure for nerve-related deafness.

Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections often happen when a child has a cold, allergy or upper respiratory ...

University of Pretoria's Prof Mashudu Tshifularo is launching clinical trials at Steve Biko Academic Hospital using 3D-printed titanium bones to cure deafness.

An artificial-intelligence model was shown to be significantly more accurate than doctors at diagnosing pediatric ear infections in the first head-to-head evaluation of its kind. The tool, called ...