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Pennsylvania man's earache sign of rare infection: ‘It’s surreal how close I was to dying’

January 31, 2020

Pennsylvania man's earache sign of rare infection: ‘It’s surreal how close I was to dying’

A 27-year-old Pennsylvania man is speaking out after he nearly lost his life to a rare syndrome that was triggered by a common ear infection.

Mom says she nearly lost eye after Christmas present she bought son shot into face

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.

Moment deaf baby hears mom's voice after hearing aids switched on

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.

Teen nearly blinded after classmate throws pencil, lead lodges in eye

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.

Teen discovers spider living in ear after complaining of itchiness

November 27, 2019

Teen discovers spider living in ear after complaining of itchiness

The discovery shocked his doctor.

Man stuck garlic clove in ear in bid to get rid of infection, left it for 2 months, report says

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.

Colorblind student gets to see color for the first time in touching video

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.

Rare syndrome causes man’s eye to 'glow'

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.”

LASIK eye surgery should ‘absolutely’ be banned, says former FDA adviser who voted to approve procedure

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.

Woman temporarily blinded after excessive smart phone use, report says

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.