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Take These Steps To Keep Your Sinuses Healthy
Symptoms like headache, facial pain and nasal congestion may mean you have a cold. However, it could also mean you have a sinus infection. Sinus infections, also known as sinusitis, are an inflammation of the…
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Is There a Connection Between Allergies & Arthritis?
When two or more health conditions occur together, they are said to be comorbidities. One set of comorbidities that may surprise you is allergies and arthritis, specifically rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We review more about the…
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The Importance of Indoor Air Quality When You Have Allergies
It’s hard to believe that we’re just a few days away from the official start of spring. While that means longer days and warmer weather for people with seasonal allergies, it also means more pollen…
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What to Know About Getting Your Ears Cleaned by an ENT
When your earwax becomes impacted or stuck in your ear canal, it can cause a lot of unpleasant symptoms. It’s important that you don’t attempt to remove impacted earwax yourself, especially with a cotton swab…
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Five Tips for Managing a Stuffy Nose
If you’re one of the millions of people dealing with a stuffed-up nose right now, you know how annoying it can be. During this time of year, many cases of nasal congestion are caused by…
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What Is a Patulous Eustachian Tube?
The Eustachian tubes are the passages between your middle ears and the back of your throat. They have several jobs, including allowing fluid to drain from the middle ear and equalizing air pressure between your…
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What Are Colds More Common During the Winter?
We all know that winter is synonymous with cold and flu season, but have you ever wondered why? Turns out there are several likely reasons why people get more colds in the winter. Let’s examine…
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How To Stop a GERD Cough
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can cause many unpleasant symptoms, including a chronic cough. What Is GERD? GERD occurs when stomach acid regularly flows back into your esophagus. This happens because the lower esophageal sphincter is…
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How to Know if Your Baby Has an Ear Infection
Middle ear infections, also known as acute otitis media, are extremely common in babies and young children. In fact, according to a study published in American Family Physician, “Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most…
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What Is Epiglottitis?
Your epiglottis is the tissue located at the back of your throat that prevents food and liquid from entering the windpipe as you swallow. If the epiglottis becomes infected or inflamed, it can block or…