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07 Nov 2019

Doctor finds family of cockroaches living inside man's ear, video goes viral

Internet is filled with shocking videos of unusual medical conditions ranging from doctors pulling out parasitic worms from a man’s eye to over a 100 tapeworm eggs inside the brain of a little girl, which are difficult to digest.

10 Apr 2018

This new method can fix damaged ear and treat hearing loss

The study conducted by researchers at University of Southern California (USC) in the US demonstrates a novel way for a drug to zero in on damaged nerves and cells deep inside the ear.

19 Aug 2017

Doctors remove live lizard from man's ear in China

In a shocking incident, a lizard was successfully removed by a team of doctors from a man's ear in Guangzhou, Southern China.

12 Jul 2017

Doctor removes dozens of squirming live maggots from boy's ear – Watch the video!

An unidentified young boy from Kazakhstan had gone to the doctor's surgery complaining of earache.

23 Jun 2017

Delhi: Father chops off daughter's ear, claims 'ghost' asked him to do so

The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at GTB Enclave in Delhi.

08 May 2017

Cotton buds may cause minor to severe injury to the ear

Researchers have warned that using cotton buds to clean ears may seem harmless, but they can cause minor to severe injury to the ear.

21 Apr 2017

Traditional hearing tests fail to diagnose hearing loss, says study

Traditional clinical hearing tests often fail to diagnose patients with a common form of inner ear damage.

31 Dec 2016

Iron deficiency anaemia may elevate risk of hearing loss

This finding will in turn open new possibilities for early identification and appropriate treatment of the condition.

Hearing disabilities

19 Oct 2016

Hearing disabilities is linked to brain, not ears

This research brings together the fields of hearing and speech science, neuroscience and cognitive science, electrical engineering, biology, and systems science.

28 Sep 2016

Ear infections: Know it's causes and symptoms!

An ear infection occurs when a bacterial or viral infection affects the middle ear, the sections of your ear just behind the eardrum.

Vincent Van Gogh

21 Jul 2016

Revealed! Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear and gave it to Gabrielle Berlatier

The famous post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh had cut off his ear in a mental fit. The real reason behind this violent behaviour is still unknown and largely draws on many speculations related to the artist's personal life.

08 Nov 2015

Now, robotic worms to assist in inner ear surgeries

Researchers have developed a miniature robotic 'worm' that could drill through a bone into the inner ear, steering around sensitive nerves, to help surgeons remove tumours from the delicate organ.

16 Oct 2015

Genetic blueprint of inner ear cell development created

The findings provide new insight into how hair cells and supporting cells in the inner ear develop and differentiate into specialised cells that serve critical functions for hearing and maintaining balance.

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