A cholesteatoma is an abnormal skin growth that can develop in the middle ear. It usually begins as a collection of dead skin cells and develops into a cyst-like pocket behind the eardrum. It can ...

A woman who visited the doctor complaining of discomfort in her ear discovered she had hundreds of mushroom-like growths lining the canal. The unnamed patient in Dien Bien, a province in the northwest ...

Ear psoriasis is a chronic – meaning ongoing – skin condition that happens when your immune system reacts too strongly to protect against germs and other invaders. This causes dead skin cells to build ...

The ears are just one part of the body where you can get eczema. Children tend to get eczema more often than adults, usually before they reach age 1. While eczema tends to be long-lasting, it can get ...

GETTING your ears pierced is a pretty low-key procedure and something many little girls beg for. But sometimes, piercings can go wrong – particularly if they become infected. Jennifer has lived with ...

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