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Can a Medical Device Restore Your Balance?
Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...
Andre Hoelz, the Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, learned ...
Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...
Have you ever felt like your dog had a sixth sense? We know they have outstanding hearing (they’re at our door waiting when ...
Middle ear infection in children is much more common than in adults, in part because of how this part of the ear is designed.
Are vibration plates another fitness fad, or can they be an effective tool for weight loss? We spoke with fitness experts to ...
Gene therapy has been effective for young children with genetic hearing loss, but this is the first study to show promising ...
When you hear about a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, you might think of scuba divers being treated for decompression sickness, or ...
Stenger, who uses a wheelchair, has a disorder that causes a complete lack of sensation anywhere on her body. After doing leg ...
Air Force veteran Lindsay Gutierrez shares her journey from brain injury to double organ donor while appearing in the Pin-Ups ...
When the seasonal flu strikes, most people expect the familiar lineup of fever, aches and congestion. But for many patients, dizziness emerges as an ...
If you’re tempted to grab a drink before takeoff, it’s worth knowing that alcohol acts differently once you’re in the air.