Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dealing with pain or pressure in your ear, neck or throat is not only uncomfortable, it could also be a sign of an ear infection.

Abnormal changes in the voice are called "hoarseness". When hoarse the voice may sound breathy, raspy, strained or show changes in volume or pitch. Voice changes are related to disorders in the sound ...

Early symptoms of relapsing polychondritis include sudden pain in cartilage, ear swelling, joint inflammation, and eye problems. Although polychondritis is not currently curable, treatment helps ...

Parents everywhere know that ear infections are a common cause of childhood ear pain. These bacterial infections, referred to medically as otitis media, always require pain control and often need ...

Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive hearing loss involves a problem within the outer ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I swim for exercise and relaxation. I try to get in the pool about three times a week. Recently, I have begun to have episodes where it feels like water is still in my ear. Then my ...

Perichondritis is an infection that occurs in the tissue of the cartilage located in your outer ear, which is called the auricle or pinna. The infection itself is sometimes referred to as auricular ...

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A person’s ears can feel hot if they flush with anger or embarrassment, or because a room is hot, or they have been drinking alcohol. However, ear flushness can sometimes indicate a more serious ...