When an ENT suggests tonsil surgery to an adult, it often comes as a surprise. The first thing people often wonder is whether adults should have tonsil surgery or whether it’s just for children. Well actually, there’s no true age limit on a tonsillectomy. Rather than considering your age, your provider will look for specific […]
Many of us have experienced the discomfort of painful swallowing at some point. During our childhood, our mothers often blamed it on something going down the “wrong pipe,” and we accepted that answer. Now that we’re all grown up, we tend to want a more accurate explanation as to why this takes place. Does it […]
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You know those typical cold symptoms? Sneezing, runny noses, fevers, that kind of thing. Turns out, the majority of these symptoms are not caused by the cold virus itself. Actually, your body’s immune response creates these symptoms as a by-product. Strange though it may seem, a fever is only one tool in your body’s toolbox, […]
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You ever have one of those dreams where you’re back in grade-school, maybe as a contestant in a spelling bee? Everybody but you and one other person is out of the competition. And then… the judges give you your word: uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. And no degree of practice could have readied you for this one. That’s one […]
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In order to keep roads in working condition, construction is needed. But things are also delayed by construction. We’ve all been locked in a construction-caused traffic jam. Even a small lane change can cause hundreds of thousands of cars on a highway to step on their breaks, and the whole system crawls to a slow. […]
Aren’t there a couple of types of vacation? One kind is Packed with activities at all times. These are the vacations that are recalled for years later and are packed with adventure, and you head back to work more tired than you left. The other kind is all about unwinding. You may not even do […]
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Your face is sort of full of holes. Well, perhaps it’s more precise to say that your face is full of hollow places, four of them to be exact. These are your sinus cavities. Your sinuses help remove allergens and germs by assisting mucus drainage from your nose. As a result, you breathe easier and […]
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“Voicebox” is a somewhat erroneous term. You might have, at one time in your life, imagined your voicebox as a literal box inside of your throat. The reality is somewhat weirder, and not really box like at all. When people use the term “voicebox,” they’re usually referring to an organ in your throat called the […]
Imagine you’re in an old school noir movie and you play a detective. You’re trying to find a killer (and you’re being rather hard-boiled about it, whatever that means) and you have just one clue: the suspect is afflicted with Swimmer’s Ear. So there’s an extended montage (with dramatic music) as you dig through old […]
We’ve all experienced that itch that seemed impossible to scratch. Alright, there are two ways to think about it: The first thing you may think about is that bucket list item you just never seem to get done. Or, that itchy spot on your back that you just can’t seem to reach might spring to […]