Dear Mayo Clinic: I swim for exercise and relaxation. I try to get in the pool about three times a week. Recently, I have begun to have episodes where it feels like water is still in my ear. Then my ...

A man in England has sworn off cleaning his ears with cotton swabs after developing a potentially life-threatening infection that not only affected his hearing, but also spread to the lining of his ...

Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics. Unlike swimmer’s ear that affects the external ear canal, a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man in England has sworn off cleaning his ears with cotton swabs after developing a potentially ...

The name was made for good reason. Deep explains, “It's usually caused by water remaining in your ear after swimming, creating a moist environment for bacteria to thrive. Water from potentially ...

An Australian woman has warned of the dangers of misusing cotton swabs after a life-threatening infection eroded her skull and left her with permanent hearing loss. The woman identified only as ...

Ear mites are a type of mite that lives in the ear canal and feeds off skin oils and ear wax. They’re commonly found in animals. However, they may jump from pets onto humans and bite them. Share on ...

Ear infections in dogs, especially yeast infections, are often a symptom of an underlying issue, not the primary disease. Common underlying causes include allergies (both food and environmental), ...

More people are wearing wireless devices for longer periods of time since the pandemic and the rise in remote work. When 13-year-old Nate Maddox discovered he had an inner ear infection, he wasn’t ...

We think of ear infections as a summer problem for our dogs. Heat and swimming a lot can cause excess wax and moist ears. But many of our mountain dogs love to roll around in the snow and get moisture ...