A new prosthetic can improve the hearing of children suffering with microtia using 3D printing to create custom plastic prosthetics, reports Forbes. 1. Aided by developments in 3D bioprinting, human ...

The inner ear may not seem like a particularly bony place, but human ears in fact have three small bones (also known as ossicles): the malleus, the incus and the stapes. While most people would assume ...

Anthropometry of the human ear encompasses the systematic measurement and analysis of its dimensions and morphology. This field provides vital normative data for applications in clinical ...

Even though you don't think about them much as you go about your day, your ears play a major role in enabling you to function. Aside from hearing, they are also crucial for maintaining the body's ...

Using state-of-the-art tissue engineering techniques and a 3D printer, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Engineering have assembled a replica of an adult human ear that looks and feels ...

It turns out the human ear got off to a fishy start. Literally. A fascinating new study reveals that the mammalian outer ear has its evolutionary roots in the gills of ancient fish. This surprising ...