Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a first for medicine, a surgeon has successfully implanted an outer ear developed and 3D-printed in a laboratory. A 20-year-old ...

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For over 40 years, finite-element models of the mechanics of the middle ear have been mostly deterministic in nature. Deterministic models do not take into account the effects of inter-individual ...

Understanding the middle ear is essential—not only for hearing but also for balance and quality of life. According to the National Institutes of Health, in the U.S., one in eight adults has hearing ...

LAS VEGAS —U.S. Navy Seals, hearing aid users and audiophiles all need custom-fit earpieces to get the best sound and perhaps shield their ears from outside noise. New 3D ear scanning technology aims ...