Otosclerosis is one of many hearing disorders found only in humans, affecting the otic capsule. It occurs when the joints between the ossicles in the middle ear become hardened with age. The formation ...

There are 3 tiny bones in the middle ear. They conduct sound from the ear drum to the cochlea - which is the organ of hearing. In 10% of people, those bones will harden and cause hearing loss -- ...

At 47, Marlene Schultz thought she was much too young to keep saying “What?” when she couldn’t hear what people were telling her. The Pennsylvania accountant found it becoming difficult to make out ...