The records of 36 patients with tumors diagnosed as meningiomas primarily involving the ear and temporal bone without an obvious intracranial tumor mass or initial central nervous system connection ...

Conditions affecting the vestibular and audiological systems impact on a person's auditory and balance functions. They can lead to symptoms such as vertigo, ...

Surfers, divers, and others who spend time in cold water sometimes suffer from a condition called “surfer’s ear,” in which a small bony bump forms in the temporal bone, blocking part of the ear canal.

Tumors of the endolymphatic sac are locally invasive neoplasms arising in the temporal bone that can cause hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, aural fullness, and facial-nerve dysfunction. They occur ...

Cancer in the temporal bone — an area of the skull above the ear — is rare as it affects just one in a million. A 48-year-old man was diagnosed with cancer in his right temporal bone almost six months ...

A mastoidectomy is a type of surgical procedure on a part of the temporal bone called the mastoid. Doctors typically recommend the procedure to treat conditions called mastoiditis and cholesteatoma.