Hearing loss isn't just caused by loud noises. There are several unexpected factors that can affect your ears. Here's what ...

The eustachian tube connects the middle-ear cavity, which lies behind the eardrum, to the nasopharynx, the space at the back of the roof of your mouth. Each time you swallow, a valve at the inner ...

To be sure, flexible cartilage structures take on different jobs in fish and mammals: the gill structures enable fish to breathe while the cartilage in mammals’ outer ears captures sound.

as reaching that far back into the mouth can make some wretch. Muscular problems in the jaw not only cause the sensation of blocked ears, he added, they can also trigger teeth grinding and severe ...