Tympanoplasty, or eardrum repair, is a surgery typically performed on children to repair a defect in the part of the ear called the tympanic membrane. The surgeon places a graft inside the eardrum to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Being there for someone when they need it most. A man from Springfield who does volunteer work in Iraq is helping save his interpreter’s life. Dlo Yaseen needs to get surgery in his ...

The ear reconstruction is part of a clinical trial for patients with microtia, a rare congenital deformity where one or both outer ears are absent or underdeveloped In a "groundbreaking" surgery, ...

Surgeons from the University of Kentucky in USA, University of Nairobi and Nakuru County conducted an Ossicular chain reconstruction surgery to a patient at Rift valley Provincial General Hospital ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LEVITTOWN, NY (PIX11) — A 5-year-old Long ...

LEVITTOWN, NY (WPIX) — A 5-year-old New York boy born without a left ear r ecently underwent a unique ear reconstruction surgery using cadaver tissue. The technique used for Luca Vacchio, of Long ...

A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure that aims to improve hearing loss caused by the stapes bone becoming immobile. It may eliminate the need for hearing aids and improve overall quality of life.

Is Grimes taking her excitement for the new Lord of the Rings show a step too far? The singer took to Twitter this week to reveal she's considering "elf ear mods," seeking advice from anyone who has ...

The history of medicine is disgusting. In neolithic times, people drilled holes into their skulls as part of an ancient process called trepanation. Some cultures believed that a hole in your cranium ...

Imagine spending five years hearing everything as if your head was underwater with a pair of headphones on. You can feel the vibrations, but you’re unable to make out anyone’s words clearly. That was ...