Often when ear discharge consists of blood, it can be taken for physical injury caused by earbuds or foreign bodies inside ...

Benign cysts in your ear, called cholesteatomas, may not cause cancer. But they can affect your hearing, balance, and more. WebMD tells you how to spot them and how they're treated.

Dr. Jane Lea, MD, FRCSC, Otologist/Neurotologist, Paediatric Otolaryngologist discusses Cholesteatoma of the Ear and Surgery Senate Approves Banning Unemployment Benefits For People With More Than ...

Cholesteatoma detection should begin at the primary care level by recognizing untreatable or repeated ear infections. Prompt referral to an otologist and appropriate radiologic exams make the ...

It was a cholesteatoma. Although this is not a cancer, these sorts of tumors have to be removed. Left in place, they continue to enlarge until they cause real trouble.

However, the discovery of how a cholesteatoma can cause bone erosion in this study offers new hope for developing novel medical treatments as first-line management for cholesteatomas.

Cholesteatoma is a slowly progressive disease. Deafness due to a conductive hearing loss is common. The other complications occur rarely. The true incidence of cholesteatoma is not known but it is ...

Cholesteatoma is a destructive lesion of the skull base that can erode and destroy structures in the temporal bone. Classifications include congenital, primary acquired (a result of tympanic ...

A cholesteatoma is where there is an abnormal extension of skin into the middle ear and mastoid air spaces. Unrecognised and untreated complications include facial nerve weakness, vestibular ...

Chronic inflammation of the middle ear can cause several problems and complications that can affect a person's hearing and balance. One such problem is the formation of a cholesteatoma, which is ...