Tonsils and Adenoids
What affects tonsils and adenoids? When should I see a doctor? Common symptoms of tonsillitis and enlarged adenoids and more…
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Ear Infections and Earache
Ear Infections and Earache What Is Otitis Media? Otitis media means inflammation of the middle ear. The inflammation occurs as a result of a middle ear infection. It can occur in one or both ears. Otitis media is the most frequent diagnosis recorded for children who visit physicians for illness. It is also the most
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Nasal Obstruction after Surgery
It is not uncommon for me to see a patient with nasal obstruction who needs surgery for a deviated septum only to have them tell me of a friend or family member who has had surgery and feels that their breathing didn’t improve. Why is it that a simple surgery, that is supposed to help
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Sinus Disease
An antibiotic is a soluble substance derived from a mold or bacterium that inhibits the growth of other microorganisms.
Swimmer’s Ear
Insight into acute otitis externa What causes swimmer’s ear? What are the signs and symptoms? How is swimmer’s ear treated? and more…
Sinus Surgery
The ear, nose, and throat specialist will prescribe many medications (antibiotics, decongestants, nasal steroid sprays, antihistamines) and procedures (flushing) for treating acute sinusitis.
Exostoses
Exostosis is the medical term for an abnormal growth of bone within the ear canal. It is more commonly referred to as surfer’s ear.
Deviated Septum
The shape of your nasal cavity could be the cause of chronic sinusitis. The nasal septum is the wall dividing the nasal cavity into halves; it is composed of a central supporting skeleton covered on each side by mucous membrane.
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction The ear is divided into three parts: the external ear includes the visible part of the ear (the pinna) and the ear canal; the middle ear is the air-filled space behind the eardrum that contains the three middle ear bones (the ossicles); and the inner ear contains the sensory organs of hearing
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Post Nasal Drip
Insight into treating a runny nose What is post-nasal drip? How is swallowing affected? How is it treated? and more…