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Nov

Celebrate Physician Assistant Week

Receiving medical care can be stressful and physician assistants are here to help. PAs are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications and can serve as your primary healthcare provider. PAs improve healthcare access and qu...

Nov

Balance Awareness Week

The Vestibular Disorders Association began Balance Awareness Week to highlight just how much of an impact inner ear and brain disorders can have on an individual's daily life. Patients who suffer from balance issues associated with vestibular disorders often experience chro...

Nov

Sinuses and the Rain

Rainy weather can have a profound effect on sinus pain and pressure and make common symptoms even worse than usual. There are a wide range of sinus headache causes that affect adults, but they are often the result of a sinus infection known as sinusitis. This type of infection ca...

Nov

World Alzheimer’s Month

World Alzheimer's Month is the international campaign by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) every September to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds dementia. Alzheimer’s is connected to something that affects 48 million Americans-hearing...

Nov

Hurricanes Can Wreak Havoc on Your Sinuses

Storms affect atmospheric pressure (also called barometric pressure), which is the pressure of the air in the earth's atmosphere. Hurricanes and other strong storms can cause massive dips in this pressure. When the pressure in the earth’s atmosphere drops suddenly and...

Nov

Extreme Weather Effects on Allergies

Thunderstorms have been linked to worsened allergy and asthma symptoms. Rain can force pollen grains to rupture and split, dispersing even more pollen into the atmosphere. Then high winds spread it around. The very strong winds from a hurricane or a tornado will likely blow polle...

Nov

Tonsils

What Are Tonsils? Your tonsils are gland-like structures in the back of your throat. You have one located in a pocket on each side. Tonsils are made of tissue that contains lymphocytes — cells in your body that prevent and fight infections. It is believed that the tonsils p...

Nov

What is TMJ?

What is a temporomandibular joint disorder? The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects the jaw to the skull, which is located in front of your ear. You have one joint on each side of your mouth. At the jaw joint, muscles, ligaments, and bones work together as a system. When the sy...

Nov

8 Tips for Saving Your Teacher Voice

1. Stay healthyThe quickest route to a fragile, hoarse voice is through a cold, so those sickness-avoiding techniques we utilize during cold and flu season are critical for voice preservation year-round. Keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth, and wash them as often a...

Nov

Back to School Allergy Preparation

As August quickly approaches, many parents instinctively begin thinking of back-to-school preparation. As if gathering school supplies, school uniforms, new sneakers and backpacks wasn't enough, we’re here to tell you that there may be more! If you have children with ...

Nov

Swimmer’s Ear

Swimmer's ear can ruin your summer: Swimmer’s ear, also known as otitis externa, is an infection in the outer ear canal, which runs from your eardrum to the outside of your head. It’s often brought on by water that remains in your ear after swimming, creating a ...

Nov

Abrasive Mouthwash

Mouthwash: Is the burn good or bad? For many years, your choices in mouthwash were either Scope or Listerine. But as awareness of mouthwash has increased, so have your options; however, Listerine still seems to be the brand most people think about when they hear the word “m...

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