OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who is worried as ...

Infections? Wax buildup? The causes of and cures for discomfort.By Sally WadykaWhen you think of ear issues, hearing loss is ...

Ear infections are not common in adults, but they're not impossible either. While children have a more horizontal angle of the ear canal and the Eustachian tube (ET), they are more likely to ...

A less-common outer ear infection can be caused by excessive wetness (such as when swimming) spending time in warm, humid places, harshly cleaning the ear canal and trauma to the ear canal.

The pain from TMJ issues can radiate to the ear, making it feel like the ear itself is the problem. Foreign Objects Small objects, especially in children, can end up in the ear canal, leading to ...

Here's how to figure out what's behind ear pain, and what to do. Ad-free. Influence ... A bothersome buildup of earwax often becomes more common as we age and lose some rigidity in the ear canal.

Parents everywhere know that ear infections are a common cause of childhood ear pain. In these moments, I reassure the family that the child's ear pain be fixed. Ear fluid (otitis media with ...

Numerous factors can predispose someone to swimmer’s ear. They include a narrow ear canal, and skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. In addition, individuals wearing ear plugs, ear buds or ...

Ear aches are a common experience for many people. The causes vary widely, the most frequent being infections in your ear canal or behind your eardrum in your middle ear. Occasionally, however, a ...

A reader asks Dr. Hau Sin Wong about kids getting ear pain after swimming. Wong is a board certified otolaryngologist and a practicing physician at Children’s Ears, Nose & Throat Surg… ...

A man whose ear had itched for two months turned out to have mites crawling in his ear canal, a new case report says. The 70-year-old man in Taiwan also reported feeling a sense of fullness in the ...