A mechanism that activates specific muscles in our ears is a leftover from our evolutionary past, back when our ancestors depended more on their hearing for survival.

Ringing in the ears, also called tinnitus, is not caused by an external sound. It can sound like ringing, but also a buzz, hum, whistle, or other sounds that no one else can hear, except in rare cases ...

The unit of measure for sound intensity is the decibel (dB). A healthy human ear can hear quiet sounds like whispers, which are about 20 dB. A loud sound, such as a jet engine, is between 140 and ...

Exposure to loud sounds or high frequency sounds are common causes of ear damage in younger people ... or about 10 times higher than the human limit. In most cases, high frequency hearing loss ...

Everyone wants a front row seat. The lines can wrap around ... For every fandom, there is an "anti-fandom," or "out group." If you view your favored politician to be a winning sports team, there ...

Tinnitus is ringing in the ear, though describe it more as a whistling, crackling, humming, or roaring sound. Typically, only you can hear it, and it happens despite there being no external sound ...

I added two new recommendations: the Anker Soundcore AeroClip earbuds as the best budget open ear pick and the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds as the best gaming earbuds. I also added notes on three ...

A top physiotherapist has revealed a simple, two-minute hack that he claims can instantly relieve blocked ears. Dr Joe Damiani, a head and neck specialist based in New Jersey, told his 767,000 ...

Sunny Hostin is publicly addressing her husband’s legal woes for the very first time. The View co-host fired back at the insurance company accusing Dr. Emmanuel Hostin of insurance fraud ...

Published in Nature by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the study connects the elastic cartilage in mammalian ears to the same rare tissue found in fish gills. To explore this link, ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...