Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

Melanin can either protect or worsen hereditary hearing loss depending on genetic context, as reported by researchers from ...

Their ears are perfectly designed to precisely locate sounds and thus reliably find their prey — even if they cannot see it. To do this, cats have 32 muscles in their ears — almost twice as ...

In other words, every organ, muscle, and joint has a corresponding point on the ear. By stimulating these points, practitioners believe you can help relieve symptoms throughout the body.

Ear ringing, medically known as tinnitus, affects millions of people worldwide with sounds that range from subtle buzzing to loud, persistent noise that disrupts daily life. The phantom sounds can ...

Pain behind the ear and down the neck and shoulder may result from tension or injury in the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Other possible symptoms include headaches, dizziness, and tingling.

By Anujj Trehaan Mar 06, 2025 02:34 pm What's the story The ability to move our ear muscles is a frequently neglected aspect of auditory health, yet it's vital for keeping our ears in top shape.

Although the mechanism behind ear wiggling is complex, “it is possible for potentially anyone to learn how to wiggle their ears because the necessary muscles and nerves are already in place ...

“There are three large muscles which connect the auricle to the skull and scalp and are important for ear wiggling,” explained Andreas Schröer of Saarland University, first author of the study in ...

The auricular muscles: a dormant evolutionary heritage The auricular muscles once had an essential role: they allowed our ancestors to pivot their ears to more effectively locate surrounding sounds, ...

What’s more, when listeners were trying to pay attention to sound coming from a speaker behind them, the other ear muscle they monitored showed electrical activity — the muscle that, in animals, pulls ...