A research paper by scientists at Beijing Friendship Hospital develop a systematic approach for automated ossicular-chain ...

Cochlear implantation is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with far advanced otosclerosis (FAO) who have not benefitted from stapedectomy, report US researchers. The technique should ...

STATEN ISLAND — Thanksgiving, turkey, stuffing and football — a time-honored tradition in many households around the country. When the holiday rolls around each November, we sit down after a good meal ...

Otosclerosis is a condition of the middle ear that involves abnormal bone remodeling. Otosclerosis causes tissues to harden around three bones called the stapes, incus, and malleus. Bone remodeling ...

A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure that aims to improve hearing loss caused by the stapes bone becoming immobile. It may eliminate the need for hearing aids and improve overall quality of life.

Otosclerosis is one of many hearing disorders found only in humans, affecting the otic capsule. It occurs when the joints between the ossicles in the middle ear become hardened with age. The formation ...

The first detailed and comprehensive analysis on the ear bone of Triassic cynodonts has completed, and researchers have found some noticeable variations in the morphology of this bone -- even among ...

The Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia between 230,000 and 28,000 years ago; during the last few millennia they coincided with Homo Sapiens Sapiens, and ...