A blank stare, an awkward pause, and a curious furrow of the eyebrows. That was the face I was greeted with after a recent surf in Los Angeles. Per my usual routine, post-session I went to one of my ...

It’s that time of year. Time for my annual visit to the wonderful world of “surfer’s ear,” the layperson’s term for exostosis. Exostosis is a bony growth in the outer ear canal that is very common ...

Q What is surfer's ear, and how do you fix it? It happened to my sister a few months ago, and the people she surfs with are saying it's because she won't wear earplugs. Why would that matter? A Your ...

1 Cardiff School of Sport, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK 2 University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK Dr Richard Tong, Cardiff School of Sport, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff CF23 ...

Cold water swimming, paddleboarding and surfing are all popular pastimes— with millions of people in the UK regularly participating in at least one type of outdoor watersport each year. But those ...

Surfer's ear, bony bumps in ear canal. Male skulls from Cerro Juan Díaz, Panama site. Feature 3.2 (AD 350-600). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Every year when it gets cold I like to talk to you about exostosis, commonly known as “Surfer’s Ear,” and how to deal with it. Many hard-core surfers, such as myself and many of you, I am sure, have ...