The stapes bone is a tiny bone inside the middle ear that helps carry sound from your eardrum to the inner ear. When it does not move normally sound cannot pass through as efficiently and hearing becomes reduced. When this bone becomes stiff it is often described as fixation. In everyday terms it means the […]
What Are the Signs of Perforated Eardrum and How it Can be Treated
A sudden sharp pain in the ear, a whistling sound when you blow your nose, or a bout of hearing loss after a beach dive can all point toward one deceptively small problem: a perforated eardrum. Although the tympanic membrane is only 0.1 mm thick, a tiny tear in it can have outsized effects on […]