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October is National Protect Your Hearing Month
Protect yourself and your loved ones from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Signs of NIHL may not be obvious at first, but they can build over time. A recent study shows that about 13 to 18 percent of children and teens ages 12 to 19 have signs of possible NIHL. Exposure to loud...
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Anxiety Can Cause Difficulty Swallowing
One of the biggest fears that people have when they suffer from anxiety is that their anxiety symptoms are not anxiety symptoms at all. They worry that they may have a health problem that may not have been discovered yet, and that doctors have been misdiagnosing them with anxiety...
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National Physical Therapy Month
October is National Physical Therapy Month. You may ask what Ear Nose & Throat has to do with physical therapy? The answer is, an ENT sees patients daily for problems with vertigo, imbalance, and falling. After all, the inner ear is an important part of the vestibular system ...
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Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month, an annual event to spread awareness of the effects and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancer. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck just below the Adam's apple...
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Anxiety Can Affect Your Throat
Anxiety can cause physical symptoms in just about any area of your body. But the throat seems to be a hotspot. There are multiple throat problems that can occur as a direct result of anxiety. Since there are multiple throat problems that anxiety can cause, it'll be best if ...
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Ragweed – The Most Common Fall Culprit
With fall quickly approaching, allergy sufferers may be noticing a sudden increase in their symptoms. The most likely culprit? Ragweed! Ragweed is one of the most common allergens with a whopping 17 varieties found all over North America. In fact, it is estimated that 3 out of 4 ...
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Same Day CT Results
CT scans, performed in conjunction with a head and neck examination and sinus endoscopy, are used to obtain detailed images that assist our Otolaryngologists with diagnosing and treating medical conditions. A diagnosis determined by CT scanning may eliminate or support the need f...
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5 Ways To Improve Your Voice
What's the secret of all great communicators? It’s all in the delivery. Here’s how to enhance, tone, and take care of your speaking voice. 1. Slow Down One of the most important things you can do to improve the clarity of your message is to slow down. People ten...
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What is Sinusitis?
Sinusitis (clinically known as rhinosinusitis) is an inflammation of the tissue lining of the sinuses that afflicts more than 35 million Americans each year. Normally, the sinuses are filled with air, but when sinuses become blocked and filled with fluid, pathogens (bacteria, vir...
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Alzheimer’s & Hearing Loss
Alzheimer's & Hearing Loss: How Are They Related? June is National Alzheimer’s Month. Each year, people across the country join together to spread awareness about this degenerative brain disease that influences memory and other cognitive abilities. What you might ...
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The Connection Between Lupus and Voice Disorders
May is Lupus Awareness Month: Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and ...
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Nasal Airway Obstruction
Do you have the following symptoms? -Nasal congestion or blockage -Trouble breathing through your nose -Difficulty sleeping -Inability to get enough air through your nose during exercise or exertion You could have Nasal Airway Obstruction (NAO), a condition in which the nasal pas...
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