Dog ears are made up of 18 muscles (vs. the human ear with six) and have considerably longer ear canals, which help them hone their sense of hearing. While this means dogs are vastly better at ...

Ear infections are a common and often recurring ailment for some dogs. This is especially true for those breeds with floppy ears. Bacteria or yeast growth is the common cause of ear infections in dogs ...

Dogs' ears, though often cute and floppy, are prone to infection. Just like humans, they have yeast and bacteria that lives year-round on their skin. The trouble is, when that yeast or bacteria gets ...

Dogs are individuals, and there is no way to prevent all of their problems all of the time. If you want to stop most of their ear problems most of the time, you can use the simple cleaning and ...

Chronic otitis media (chronic ear infection) occurs when fluid behind your eardrum becomes infected and does not go away with antibiotics. Unlike swimmer’s ear that affects the external ear canal, a ...

Dear J.B.: First, let’s review the anatomy. The ear has three components: the inner ear where the organs of balance and hearing are; the outer ear that includes the ear canal all the way to the ...

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Ear infections can sneak up on you, starting with subtle discomfort that you might dismiss as nothing serious. But catching the early warning signs can save you from days of excruciating pain and ...

It’s late at night and your child is complaining of an earache. You suspect it’s an ear infection, and all you want to do is make your little one feel better. Is it OK to try home remedies for ear ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A man in England has sworn off cleaning his ears with cotton swabs after developing a potentially ...