There are some sounds you hope you never hear. For example, the buzzing sound of a tick burrowing into your eardrum. That's what happened to a 9-year-old boy in Connecticut who was taken to the doctor ...

Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...

Ruptured eardrums are relatively common. Fortunately, small tears usually heal by themselves. But some large tears need to be repaired by a surgeon. This animation shows how a new tissue-engineering ...

Millions of years ago marine animals had hearing organs that allowed them to detect sounds in the water. When land dwelling animals evolved they now had to detect environmental sounds that traveled ...

A 3D-printed polymer-based implant that could be used to repair a damaged eardrum is entering commercial development. The PhonoGraft hearing-restoration technology was developed by researchers at ...

A 9-year-old boy from New England who heard a buzzing in his ear discovered it was an insect that had attached itself to his eardrum. In a case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, ...

"Wondering About Sound" is an educational film that explores the nature of sound and how it is created through vibrations. It explains that sounds can be high or low, loud or soft, and are caused by ...

A user's alarming experience of sudden ear pain leading to a perforated eardrum after two years of using 50dB noise-cancelling earbuds has sparked widespread concern. Experts warn that while ANC tech ...