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An ear infection is an inflammation of the middle ear, usually caused by bacteria, that occurs when fluid builds up behind the eardrum. Anyone can get an ear infection, but children get them more often than adults. Five out of six children will have at least one ear infection by their third birthday. In fact, ear infections are the most common reason parents bring their child to a doctor. The scientific name for an ear infection is otitis media (OM).

Most children hear and listen to sounds at and even before birth. They learn to talk by imitating the sounds they hear around them and the voices of their parents and caregivers. But that’s not true for all children. In fact, about two or three out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with detectable hearing loss in one or both ears.

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is a disease in which benign (noncancerous) tumors called papillomas grow in the air passages leading from the nose and mouth into the lungs (respiratory tract).

La papilomatosis respiratoria recurrente (PRR) es una enfermedad en la que crecen tumores benignos (no cancerosos) llamados papilomas en el aparato respiratorio (las vías respiratorias que van de la nariz y la boca a los pulmones).

La neuropatía auditiva es un trastorno de la audición en el que el oído interno puede detectar el sonido, pero tiene problemas con el envío del sonido del oído al cerebro.

El tartamudeo es un trastorno del habla en el que se repiten los sonidos, las sílabas o las palabras; se prolongan los sonidos; y se tienen interrupciones del habla conocidas como “bloqueos”.

Si usted está ronco, su voz sonará áspera, entrecortada o forzada, o su tono y volumen serán más bajos. Puede sentir la garganta rasposa. En la mayoría de los casos, la ronquera es un síntoma de algún problema en las cuerdas vocales de la laringe.

Apraxia of speech, also known as verbal apraxia or dyspraxia, is a speech disorder in which a person has trouble saying what he or she wants to say correctly and consistently.

Un trastorno del equilibrio es un problema médico que hace que uno se sienta tambaleante o mareado.

Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity.

Improving hearing health care for adults in the United States is an urgent public health problem, and contributing to solutions is a priority for the NIDCD.

Today marks a significant milestone in advancing hearing health care, as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) release the consensus study report, Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability (link is external).

Learn about the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and its 30 years of supporting discoveries in communication and sensory research.

Here are some helpful tips to maintain a quiet home...

Preteens are at an important stage in their lives. They are starting to make some of their own choices. At the same time, they are still listening to you. That’s why this is a great time to teach them that exposure to loud noises can damage their hearing and that noise-induced hearing loss