You’ve likely felt your heart beating in your chest after strenuous activity — or have taken your pulse by placing your fingers on your wrist or neck. A less common — and sometimes startling — ...

Karrie Aitkens was living a typical life as a mom in California. That is, until one day sounds from that normal, everyday life turned into sheer torture for the middle-aged mom. Aitkens woke up one ...

Your sense of hearing is a basic biological function. We use our ears not only for listening to the world around us, but they also help our sense of balance. Problems with your ears can range from ...

When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they’re a clinician.

Have you ever noticed a rhythmic thudding noise in your ear? Doctors warn it could be a little-known sign of a life threatening emergency. Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) is a condition where patients hear a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: About two or three months ago, I got a cracking sound in my right ear, and it hurts off and on. This happens several times a day, both day and night. I saw my doctor, who said it was ...