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Aug
Summer is here! And kids especially want to spend their time off school outside in the sunshine. Protect the delicate skin on their faces, heads, and necks from the rays with a few simple precautions — then get out and enjoy the warmth! It can be tough to get kids to cover ...
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Aug
Summertime often means traveling. Blocked, painful ears can quickly put a damper on your travel plans, though. During an airplane's ascent and decent, pressure can build up. You’re looking to equalize the pressure on your middle-ear by “popping” your ears...
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Aug
A 2011 study published in the Archives of Dermatology by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that young adults who took oral antibiotics for acne were more than three times more likely to experience sore throats than people who were not on antibiotics. People who ...
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Aug
Some people rely on nasal irrigation to help clear nasal passages and sinuses and ease congestion pressure. Neti pots use water and gravity to flush excess mucus, irritants, and foreign contaminates from the nose and sinus cavity. There are pros and cons to this practice, though...
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Aug
A study published by Finnish company Cochrane Summaries in November of 2011 suggests that chewing gum sweetened with xylitol may help to prevent middle ear infections in children. By the age of three, approximately 83% of children have experienced at least one middle ear infectio...
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Aug
A broken or fractured nose is an injury to the upper part, or bridge, of the nose. Common causes of a broken nose are trauma caused by fights, sports, falls, and accidents. Symptoms of a fractured nose can include: Tenderness, swelling, and bruising on and around the nose and ...
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Aug
Sinus pain located in the forehead, cheekbones, and across the bridge of the nose can be caused by inflammation that blocks the natural drainage of mucus from these hollow cavities. This inflammation can be caused by allergies or an infection and can cause pain and pressure that ...
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Aug
Recently, the FDA approved Qnsal, a “dry” aerosol nasal spray corticosteroid that elminates the wet, drippy feeling that often accompanies traditional nasal allergy sprays. Qnsal is especially effective at treating allergic rhinitis, which often manifests as runny nos...
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Aug
A study out of Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcestershire, U. K. suggests that riding in your convertible may just be damaging your hearing. Hearing loss can occur when you are exposed to sounds above 85 decibels for long periods of time. 85 decibels may not se...
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Aug
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) promotes humanitarian efforts by providing domestic and international patient care, preventative medicine, and education. As individuals, Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists ...
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Aug
You constantly feel worn down, your throat is scratchy and raw, the glands in your neck and armpits are swollen, and your temperature is higher than normal. You may have mononucleosis. Mononucleosis, or, mono, is a viral infection most often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)...
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Aug
The sense of smell is known as olfaction. Molecules released from smelly things travel into the nose and get trapped in the cilia-rich mucus in the upper part of the nasal cavity. This triggers a chemical and neurological chain reaction that ends in the brain receiving informatio...
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