In a small treatment room inside Bassett Army Community Hospital, Joann Allison quietly breathes as golden needles are placed ...

A five-needle procedure for the upper ear dates back to the 1970s when the Young Lords and the Black Panthers used it to ...

Brackman said the shot-free treatment is known as soliman auricular acupuncture treatment (SAAT ... placed in specific points on the right ear. Those typically stay in for about 3 weeks.

The lymph nodes behind the ear are called the posterior auricular lymph nodes. Mastoiditis is a bacterial infection affecting the mastoid. The mastoid is the part of the skull bone behind the ear.

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Ear seeds are a type of auriculotherapy, also known as ear acupuncture or auricular acupuncture, that stimulates the auricle (the outer surface of your ear).

MLB umpire Hunter Wendelstedt was hit in the left ear by a line drive during a Mets-Twins game. Wendelstedt is thankful the injury wasn't more serious, acknowledging he was fortunate. Sometimes ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOMA daith piercing is an ear piercing in the small cartilage fold above the ear canal. Wearing a stud or ring in this spot is believed to stimulate nerve activity ...

The inner ear contains the sensory organs for hearing and balance. It consists of the vesibule and the semicircular canals that contribute to the sensation of motion and the control of balance ...

“The conch is so cute and trendy,” says Rothstein. Conch piercings sit on the inner “concha” of the ear just above where the lobe turns to cartilage. They're a piercer favorite.