Constantly having headphones on can make your ear canal hot and humid, upsetting the bacteria balance in your ear. Here’s what to look out for.
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Perhaps surprisingly, it’s possible to get swimmer’s ear without a dip in the pool, lake or ocean. Two doctors explain what this painful infection is and how to get rid of it.
That brownish/yellowish gunk that comes out on your finger if you scratch deep inside your ear? It actually serves an important purpose in your body.
By looking at the eye bones and ear canals of extinct dinosaurs, researchers show that a small ancient predator likely hunted at night and had senses as good as a modern barn owl.
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Associate Clinical Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Dinosaur Paleontology, University of the Witwatersrand
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