Researchers have demonstrated that a genetic switch for organ regeneration exists, after restoring damaged outer ears in mice ...

For decades, hearing loss meant one thing: expensive, complicated hearing aids that required specialist appointments, ...

An auricular haematoma requires prompt surgical intervention to avoid cauliflower ear, also known as «wrestler’s ear». A cauliflower ear is a permanent deformity made up of connective tissue and ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear improved knee pain for some patients, according to early trial results published recently in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. The vagus ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “It’s easier to put your elbow in your ear” is a time-tested way to describe the impossibility of any given task.

More information: Kosaku Aoyagi et al, Safety and preliminary efficacy of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on chronic knee pain: A pilot trial, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open ...

Each study participant was treated with a tVNS device for 60 minutes. The device works by resting on the ear and sending a pulse to the auricular (ear) branch of the vagus nerve.

A recent study by the University of Texas at El Paso has found that non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) through the ear is a safe and effective treatment for reducing knee ...

This ear belongs to a warrior with the inscription “Xian Yue.” “Yue” likely refers to the artisan who oversaw its production, presumably from Xianyang, the capital city.

A patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) presented with a cutaneous lesion of the auricular ear. Initial studies revealed no evidence of malignancy. This case report was published in the Ear, ...

Cartilage conduction (CC) is a method of perceiving sound via biological tissues by presenting a transducer to the auricular cartilage. Unlike conventional bone conduction through the bony section of ...

The main cause of perichondritis is injury or trauma to the ear. Bacteria enter this point of injury or trauma, usually around the cartilage of your outer ear. The most common causes of such ear ...