What to Do About Earaches
Intense ear pain is usually something entirely different from, say, an itchy ear canal. You can have a pain in the ear that feels like your head is about to...
Nasal Polyps and Nasal Pain
The most common source of pain in just one nostril is one or more nasal polyps. A polyp is an abnormal growth that is the end result of a long...
Tonsil Stones: What They Are, and What to Do About Them
Those white, smelly, hard bumps in the back of your mouth are usually a peculiar growth known as tonsil stones. Also known as tonsilloliths, tonsil stones grow in the crypts...
How to Recognize Sleep Apnea and What You Can Do About It If CPAP Isn't For You
Sleep apnea is a condition that causes periods of total breathlessness when you sleep. You simply stop breathing until your body's suffocation reflexes cause you to snore or snort to...
Globus Sensation: Potential Causes Of And Cures For This 'Lump In The Throat'
Imagine feeling a lump in your throat, experiencing difficulty swallowing, hearing clicks in your throat, perhaps pain in your throat, and constantly worrying not only about the discomfort you’ll go...
Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome and Its Treatment
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome is often referred to as a newly recognized condition, but two doctors named Tullio and Hennebert described its symptoms about 70 years ago. What's new, at least since...
The Many Causes Of and Treatments for Dysphagia
Dysphagia is a broad term for a collection of about 100 conditions that result in difficulty swallowing. The causes of dysphagia range from vitamin B-12 deficiency to neurological disorders to...
Disorders of Taste and Smell and What to Do About Them
Problems with taste and smell are very common. Among people under the age of 50, about one in four will have a problem with tasting or smelling in any given...
Coughing Up Phlegm With Black Streaks - Why Does It Happen And What To Do
The lining of the respiratory tract is covered with mucous which is present from the nasal passages all the way down to the small air sacs in the lungs, called...
Dealing With Foreign-Body Reactions
A foreign-body reaction (FBR) occurs when the body's immune system reacts to an object in tissue such as a stud in an earlobe, a splinter under the skin or even metal shrapnel in...