Scientists have made a major leap in ear imaging by using terahertz radiation to see inside the cochlea – an impossibly tiny, ...
Iram Ahmad: Inside your middle ear is the nerve that moves ... and even adventurous insects. And for that, your ears' best defense is earwax. Ahmad: Earwax is good. It is not bad to have earwax.
Earwax, medically known as cerumen, is a substance naturally produced by glands in the ear canal. It serves critical functions: Trapping dust, dirt, bacteria, bugs (really!) and other foreign ...
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