Let’s take a trip back in time to your elementary school days. You should remember stepping outside of class, usually to the gym or the library, to undergo a mandatory hearing test. You got to don a pair of those big, studio-monitor headphones as the doctor or nurse instructed you to listen for a series […]
Pervasive breathing problems from chronic sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea can severely impede your quality of life. Fortunately, in the last fifteen years, a simple and minimally invasive outpatient procedure known as balloon sinuplasty has made it possible for people to get that quality back. In this guide to balloon sinuplasty, we’ll examine its history, […]
Doctors known as otolaryngologists are specialists with a tripartite area of expertise—they specialize in conditions of the ears, nose, and throat. While all three are in the same neighborhood, so to speak, some of us may not grasp how the part of our body that hears could have anything to do with the part that […]
When we tell our computers to “go to sleep” each night before bed, we can expect that they’ll remain in a quiet, low-energy state until we start them back up in the morning. People who go to sleep, on the other hand, are not necessarily quiet or low energy at all. We toss, we turn, […]
You find yourself in bed in the dark, having the worst headache of your life. Naturally, you want to know what’s causing this pain so that you may resolve it. Migraines and sinus headaches are similar in that they can both cause severe pain and pressure around the face and head, but their divergent causes […]
One of the most debilitating effects of hypersensitivity to allergens is asthma—the inflammation of the airways leading to coughing, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Chronic allergic asthma is not only painful, but the looming threat of attacks can also affect an individual’s quality of life between attacks. People who suffer from allergic asthma are […]
Little kids get sick—a lot. It’s a fact of early childhood and child-rearing that you and your child will have to get through together. These little battles are necessary so the immune system can come to full strength later. In addition to inevitable illnesses such as strep throat, allergies, and strains of the common cold, […]
Trust and faith in medical professionals make up the backbone of any doctor-patient relationship—a patient must respect their doctor’s expertise for that expertise to do any good. But just as integral is open communication between doctor and patient. Just because you’re not the doctor doesn’t mean it’s incumbent upon you to sit silently with no […]
Potential allergens are everywhere. And your skin, as the largest organ in your body, is the point of contact for many of those allergens. Allergies lead to hives, rashes, swelling, and other visible skin conditions. When they arise, do you know which specialist to call for? By learning the distinctions and differences between a dermatologist […]
Second only to the vestigial appendix, the tonsils may be one of the most enigmatic parts of the body to many people. Ask the average person what he or she knows about their tonsils, and the answer will probably be that they were removed. But tonsils don’t exist just to be cut out—they do serve […]
