Category: Ear, Nose and Throat
What causes motion sickness?
A UW physician explains how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain
What is earwax?
Everyone’s earwax is unique. Some is more pasty, some is dry, some is yellow, brown or black. Scientists have figured out a gene that seems to calibrate how wet or dry your wax is. So, if your wax is really pasty and stinky, it’s another thing you can blame on your parents.
Coronavirus: scientists uncover why some people lose their sense of smell
Many people with COVID-19 reported a sudden loss of sense of smell and then a sudden and full return to a normal sense of smell in a week or two.