VISION AND HEARING January 3, 2020 Mom says she nearly lost eye after Christmas present she bought son shot into face She said she now faces possible plastic surgery to remove remaining fragments from the infected wound.
VISION AND HEARING December 6, 2019 Moment deaf baby hears mom's voice after hearing aids switched on Paul said each morning when he turns his daughter's hearing aids on she reacts to hearing his voice with pure joy.
VISION AND HEARING December 5, 2019 Teen nearly blinded after classmate throws pencil, lead lodges in eye A British teen narrowly avoided losing the vision in one of her eyes after a classmate threw a pencil at her, the lead from which reportedly landed just millimeters away from her retina.
VISION AND HEARING November 27, 2019 Teen discovers spider living in ear after complaining of itchiness The discovery shocked his doctor.
Alternative Medicine November 26, 2019 Man stuck garlic clove in ear in bid to get rid of infection, left it for 2 months, report says It was a case of home remedies gone foul.
Viral November 22, 2019 Colorblind student gets to see color for the first time in touching video A viral video of a young student getting the chance to see the world in color for the first time is warming the hearts of the internet.
VISION AND HEARING November 15, 2019 Rare syndrome causes man’s eye to 'glow' A rare syndrome caused a 44-year-old man’s eye to eerily resemble the flaming Eye of Sauron from “The Lord of the Rings.”
VISION AND HEARING November 15, 2019 LASIK eye surgery should ‘absolutely’ be banned, says former FDA adviser who voted to approve procedure A former Food and Drug Administration adviser who originally voted to approve LASIK eye surgery now says the procedure should be taken off the market.
VISION AND HEARING November 13, 2019 Woman temporarily blinded after excessive smart phone use, report says She had allegedly stayed up all night playing on her phone, and when she grabbed it to resume playing the next morning noticed she couldn't see.
VISION AND HEARING November 6, 2019 Man had family of cockroaches living inside ear canal, report says He reportedly described feeling like something "was scratching or crawling" inside his ear.
VISION AND HEARING November 5, 2019 Nebraska woman gets parasitic eye worm after running through swarm of flies A parasitic eye worm that typically affects cows infected a woman’s eye after she ran through a swarm of flies while on a trail run in California, according to a recently published case report on the horror movie-like occurrence.