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What Untreated Vertigo Does to Your Balance, Fall Risk and Neck Muscles

The Balance System Is Not Just Your Inner EarYour sense of balance is a negotiation between three systems: the vestibular apparatus in your inner ear, your vision, and the proprioceptive signals coming from your joints and muscles. When vertigo disrupts the inner ear's output, the brain does not simply ignore…

Times Life · Oct 17

5 Types of Dizziness That Point to Completely Different Organs

The Spinning Room: Your Inner EarIf the room appears to rotate when you roll over in bed, turn your head sharply, or tip your head back, the inner ear is the most likely source. The vestibular system, housed in the inner ear, sends constant signals about head position and movement.…

Times Life · Oct 16

6 Causes of Tinnitus That Are Not Hearing Loss and What Reduces It

What Tinnitus Actually IsTinnitus is not a disease. It is a symptom, the perception of sound when no external sound exists. Most people picture it as a consequence of loud concerts or ageing ears, and sometimes it is. But a significant portion of tinnitus cases arrive through mechanisms that have…

Times Life · Oct 16

From Practical Magic 2 to Saturday Night Live UK: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Bullock and Kidman try to put a second spell on you in the fantasy comedy sequel, while the topical sketch show returns after a well-regarded debut

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12

Why Teachers and Call Centre Workers Lose Their Voice and How to Repair Vocal Strain

What Happens Inside the Larynx When You Talk for HoursThe vocal cords are two small mucous-membrane folds stretched across the larynx. When you speak, they vibrate together at roughly 100 to 300 times per second. A teacher delivering six periods a day, or a call centre agent on back-to-back calls…

Times Life · Sep 12

Five Patients in a Thousand Had a Split Nasal Shelf, and the Newest One Points Down and Inward

A split inferior turbinate is so uncommon that a screening of 1,000 nasal patients yielded five cases, and the entire literature fits into one review.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Moderna's and Merck's personalized mRNA vaccine shows real promise against deadly skin cancer melanoma in late stage trial and sends stocks soaring

The shot, paired with Merck's Keytruda, cut the risk of melanoma recurrence in a trial of more than 1,100 patients.

Fortune · Aug 19

Chronic Ear Infections During Childhood Can Lead to Permanent Hearing Loss in Adults

What Chronic Otitis Media Does Inside the EarEach time the middle ear fills with fluid or pus and goes untreated, it puts pressure on three tiny bones, the malleus, incus, and stapes, that are responsible for transmitting sound vibrations to the cochlea. One or two infections, resolved properly, leave no…

Times Life · Aug 10

6 Daily Habits That Are Causing Permanent Hearing Loss and Tinnitus in Young Indians

Wearing Earphones at High Volume for Hours Every DayA 2019 study published in The Lancet estimated that over 1 billion young people worldwide are at risk of noise-induced hearing loss, with prolonged earphone use identified as a primary driver. In India, where cheap earphones ship with every smartphone and metro…

Times Life · Aug 9

8 Oral Cancer Warning Symptoms Indian Men Keep Ignoring, From Lesions to Screening Delays

A White Patch That Will Not Go AwayLeukoplakia, a thick white or greyish patch inside the mouth, is one of the most documented precancerous lesions in Indian men who use smokeless tobacco. A 2020 study published in the Indian Journal of Cancer found that leukoplakia was present in nearly 60%…

Times Life · Aug 4