Avoiding “Eclipse Burns”
A Mass. Eye and Ear retina specialist explains how to enjoy the solar eclipse without causing permanent, irreversible damage to your eyes.
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Four Ways Smoking Affects Your Sinuses
A sinus surgeon at Mass. Eye and Ear describes four ways that smoking can be harmful to your sinuses.
Translating Science: A stress-relief solution for dry eye disease
A protein that lubricates the joints may soon bring stress relief to dry eyes around the world. Researchers at Mass. Eye and Ear have developed a new treatment for dry eye disease that is currently in clinical trial.
7 Tips for a Safe Summer
Pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Michael Cohen offers tips for parents to keep children safe this summer.
Music to Our Ears
A team of physicians and music therapists study the benefits of medically-based music therapy for head and neck cancer patients.
Why Earwax Should Be Left Alone
A Mass. Eye and Ear specialist explains why earwax is healthy, and why you shouldn’t use q-tips or ear candles to remove it.
Fireworks Safety: Tips for Avoiding Common Injuries
For a safe July 4th holiday, Mass. Eye and Ear specialists urge revelers to take steps to prevent common fireworks injuries to the eyes, ears, head and neck.
Cataracts: Structure, Symptoms and Surgery
An ophthalmologist at Mass. Eye and Ear sheds light on the principal cause of blindness in the world — cataracts.
Is Loud Music Damaging Your Hearing?
A neurotologist at Mass. Eye and Ear offers tips on how to safely listen to music and limit hearing damage.
Invested in a Cure
An anonymous gift exceeding $20 million transformative for Mass. Eye and Ear, patients.
How does your body maintain its sense of balance?
Often referred to as our "sixth sense," balance relies on input from several ares of the body to keep you from falling -- the inner ear, the eyes, the muscles and joints in your leg and spine.
Saluting a Friend and Philanthropic Ally to Nursing
Self-made broadcast pioneer and media mogul Norman Knight has generously supported the Nursing Department at Mass. Eye and Ear for more than 20 years.
