Being born without a fully-formed ear impacts not only hearing, but it can diminish a child's self esteem. But, thanks to a pioneering new procedure and a mom with a big heart, kids born without an ...

Congenital atresia ear reconstruction is a surgical procedure to create an ear canal in children born without one. The procedure aims to improve hearing and the appearance of the ear. Congenital ...

It’s easy to complain about modern medicine, what with the fluorescently-lit waiting rooms, healthcare debates, the list goes on. But truth is, we have it pretty good. Just think: in the 1940s you ...

Thousands of kids in Colorado get ear tubes every year. It's one of the most common pediatric procedures, even though it can get expensive and requires general anesthesia. But, that's now changing at ...

We are replacing the broken middle-ear bone with the exact replica of what is broken. It’s like doing a hip replacement, says ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A 20-year-old woman born with microtia, a rare birth defect that causes the outer part of the ear to either not form or under-develop, received a 3D-printed ear transplant made ...

A labyrinthectomy is a surgery to remove the labyrinth in the ear. The labyrinth is a structure that usually helps with balance. A doctor may recommend a labyrinthectomy if an issue with the labyrinth ...