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How can I avoid it this year? Swimmer’s ear is an infection of the ear canal that can plague water lovers and anyone else who sweats, showers or simply lives in a humid climate.

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing. In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp ...

Discover the common causes of ear pain and the possible sources of referred pain. Find out why your ear might hurt when it's not infected ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear improved knee pain for some patients, a new trial found.

Key Takeaways Nerve stimulation through the ear might help ease knee painThe stimulation affects the vagus nerveIn a small trial, 11 of 30 patients reported improvement in knee pain TUESDAY, May ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear improved knee pain for some patients, according to early trial results published recently in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) are exploring a novel treatment for osteoarthritis-related knee pain by stimulating the vagus nerve through the ...

A new study has found the non-invasive application of in-ear electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve to be safe and effective in reducing osteoarthritis-related knee pain. It opens the door to ...

Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve flexing that most difficult of joints: the knee. But pain in the knee can significantly ...

A rehabilitation scientist and his team at The University of Texas at El Paso are exploring an alternative way to alleviate knee pain. In collaboration with Harvard Medical School and Boston ...