The pain tends to lessen once the blisters break, but the broken blisters can cause bloody discharge from the ear. Acute mastoiditis occurs when the mastoid, the bone immediately behind the ear ...

Anewly discovered mammal fossil may give clues to how bones in the middle ear evolved from jaw bones, according to a study published in Science yesterday (December 5). The malleus, incus, and ...

The child has a red line or mark behind her ear, which indicates a serious illness - acute mastoiditis. Acute mastoiditis is ...

The temporal bone is part of the skull above the ear. One part of the temporal bone is called the mastoid bone. It is the lumpy bit you can feel behind your ear. The outside of the mastoid bone is a ...

The operation to remove the temporal bone is called a mastoidectomy or temporal bone ... Your scar line is likely to be behind your ear or in a natural crease on your face. Surgeons are particularly ...