The middle ear houses the eardrum, or tympanic membrane, and three small bones, the ossicles. The eardrum separates the outer ear from the middle ear. External noise hits the eardrum then vibrates the ossicles. The Eustachian tube connects the...
The ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems) lists more than 100 eye and ear diseases. There are a number general vision problems such as strabismus, myopia (near-sightedness), hypermentropia...
Ear infections can cause pain, fever and in severe cases, even loss of hearing. The complex structure of the ear controls not only hearing, but balance. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, ear infections are one of the most...
Shingles is an infection by the herpes zoster virus, which also causes chicken pox. This happens in people who have had chicken pox and the virus present in the nerve reactivates later on in life. Shingles causes a painful rash on one side of your...
