Exotosis, commonly known as surfer’s ear, is a condition that involves abnormal bone formation in the canal of the ear. Over time this obstruction can grow to block the canal and lead to hearing ...

Joe Surfer asks: What? Excuse me? I didn’t catch that? What did you say? Could you repeat that? Huh? Sound familiar? Well then maybe you or some surfer you know suffers from exostosis of the external ...

A blank stare, an awkward pause, and a curious furrow of the eyebrows. That was the face I was greeted with after a recent surf in Los Angeles. Per my usual routine, post-session I went to one of my ...

Q What is surfer's ear, and how do you fix it? It happened to my sister a few months ago, and the people she surfs with are saying it's because she won't wear earplugs. Why would that matter? A Your ...

HEREDITARY multiple exostoses are a distinct clinical entity more frequently encountered than is generally appreciated. We have recently had the opportunity of studying 4 members of a Negro family who ...

Surfer's Ear growths in Neanderthal ear canals. PLOS One New evidence that Neanderthals got surfer’s ear suggests our extinct relatives spent a lot of time in the water. They probably weren’t catching ...

1 Cardiff School of Sport, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK 2 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK Dr Richard Tong, Cardiff School of Sport, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff CF23 ...

You might not think we have much in common with a race of ancient people that died out tens of thousands of years ago, but modern humans actually share a number of similarities with neanderthals. The ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...

Surfer's ear, bony bumps in ear canal. Male skulls from Cerro Juan Díaz, Panama site. Feature 3.2 (AD 350-600). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...