Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

Muffled hearing may also be a sign of a tumor. An acoustic neuroma is a benign growth that forms on the main nerve that leads from the inner ear to the brain. Other signs include loss of balance ...

This is the most common type of vertigo. It happens because of a problem with your inner ear or the vestibular nerve in your brain. These structures help you stay balanced. One cause of peripheral ...

A test also revealed "severe-to-profound" hearing loss in that ear, suggesting the nerves tasked with detecting sound weren't working properly. Looking closer, the examiners found a foreign body ...

However, exposure to loud noises can also cause permanent damage to your inner ear or auditory nerve. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is caused by problems with the structures in the inner ear ...

It starts in the cells that wrap around the hearing and balance nerve that connects your ear to your brain. Most acoustic neuromas grow very slowly. As this happens, the tumor begins to press on ...