Water balloons with dirty water can bring in dangerous bacteria and fungi into the ear, causing infections like: Otitis externa (swimmer's ear): Dirty water lodged in the ear canal provides a ...

An expert advised that if you have attached artificial nails with nail art, you should never pick your ears. According to the British media Daily Mail, hearing scientist Henna Samuels "Touching your ...

Several bacterial infections can also cause ear infections ... Over producing cerumen A narrow or twisted ear canal Producing cerumen that is drier than usual Otitis externa, a.k.a. “swimmer’s ear,” ...

Water from swimming may be contaminated with bacteria. However, water from any source ... and dead skin cells in the treatment of otitis externa. Ear drops are the primary treatment for many ear ...

First, they can cause infections as their snug fit seals the ear and prevents air flow, creating a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi. Secondly, they may lead to Otitis Externa—a painful condition ...

60 Acute mastoiditis, the most common suppurative complication of acute otitis media, occurs when bacterial infection extends from the middle-ear cavity to the adjacent mastoid air cells.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. New research suggests that bacterial vaginosis, a ...

Biology might ultimately provide a solution, however. Researchers have identified bacteria that evolved the ability to digest some plastics. And improvements in our ability to design proteins have ...

Cancer researchers in China who have been experimenting with bacteria may have cracked the deadliest puzzle hindering treatment of the disease: how to eliminate cancers while evading human immune ...

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant spores under extreme conditions. The process, which enables the bacteria to become practically indestructible ...