Ear care, or otology, specifically treats the structure and function of the ear. Ear conditions include hearing and balance disorders, damage or disease of the ear, tumors, and others (see below). Our ...

Cases range from mild to severe. In severe cases, the outer ear may be completely absent. Severe grades of microtia often also include hearing loss, so early intervention and medical care is very ...

External ear anomalies can thus serve as visible markers for vascular variations that might increase disease risk. Beyond embryonic development, ongoing cellular processes throughout life connect ...

There are different types of ear anomalies: some involve just the external ear, and others involve some internal structures. Some are mostly cosmetic in nature, and others cause functional problems.

Chapter 6 is a very extensive and clinically extremely well-documented chapter on hearing impairment associated with external ear abnormalities.

Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis — or CNH for short — is a condition that affects your outer ear. You’ll see inflammation and a small hard bump on the ear cartilage. It's also called ...

Cleft palate is a common symptom, as well as external ear anomalies. If the 8th cranial nerve is affected, hearing loss is possible. Dental abnormalities such as misaligned teeth and childhood ...

"Ear anomalies may have both congenital and traumatic causes," explained Dr Kaldari. "In some cases (1-in-5000 births) people are born without an external ear. In others, trauma such as a dog bite or ...

An 18-year-old from Cacocum became the first patient in Holguín to undergo a microtia reconstructive surgery at the Octavio de la Concepción de la ...