A user's alarming experience of sudden ear pain leading to a perforated eardrum after two years of using 50dB noise-cancelling earbuds has sparked widespread concern. Experts warn that while ANC tech ...

Apple is facing a lawsuit after a 12-year-old suffered hearing damage from his AirPods. A loud Amber Alert on the earbuds reportedly tore the boy’s eardrum. The suit alleges Apple doesn’t provide any ...

Hearing loss, which includes losing some or all hearing in one or both ears, can occur gradually and naturally or because of injury or illness. Reasons behind hearing loss can range from genetics and ...

Myringosclerosis is a common condition affecting the tympanic membrane or eardrum that can occur in response to infection or trauma. A person with this condition may not always have symptoms.

A 3D-printed polymer-based implant that could be used to repair a damaged eardrum is entering commercial development. The PhonoGraft hearing-restoration technology was developed by researchers at ...

In brief: Apple and its manufacturing partner are being sued by the family of a 12-year-old boy over allegations he suffered permanent hearing damage as a result of an Amber Alert playing at an ...