Laryngitis Symptoms and Treatments
Laryngitis is a medical condition characterized by the inflammation of the larynx due to infection, irritation or overuse. The larynx contains the vocal cords, and they usually close and open smoothly, producing vibrations that generate sound. But when the larynx is irritated, your voice becomes hoarse. Continue reading
How to Treat Swallowing Problems
Your body is composed of many systems that are working together. Since these systems are all encased in your body, if one system malfunctions, the other systems will also be affected.
Diagnosing Swallowing Problems
If you are continually experiencing swallowing problems, you need to determine the root cause. The right person to help you verify what really causes your condition is an ENT doctor. He has the education and training to properly diagnose and recommend the right treatment for all kinds of swallowing problems. Continue reading
How Can Ear Infection Cause Breathing Problems?
If you have an untreated ear infection, you may eventually experience breathing problems. Your ear infection might not be bothering you but your difficulty in breathing will surely do. So, you need to learn how your ear infection can adversely affect your ability to breathe. Continue reading
Do Sleep Disorders Cause Ear Problems?
You are likely to have ear problems if you are afflicted with sleep apnea. If you examine the anatomy of your ear, you will see why having a sleeping disorder will lead to a number of ear problems.
Ear Problems and Sleep Apnea are Inter-related
You cannot effectively get rid of your ear problems without treating your sleep apnea first because your ear and throat are inter-connected. Ear problems can be better managed by understanding the various kinds of ear inflammation caused by sleep apnea together with a clear understanding of how the mechanism of your ear works. Continue reading
Breathing Problems Due to Deviated Septum
There are ENT related problems that cause breathing difficulties. When your nostrils and your adenoids are enlarged, you are likely to have sleep apnea. Nasal polyps can also trigger breathing problems. One of the least known activator of breathing difficulties is deviated septum. Continue reading
Why You Need An ENT Specialist
An ENT specialist is a medical provider who specializes in the treatment of ears, nose and throat problems. If not for ENT specialists, people who are experiencing hearing loss, difficulty in breathing, sleep apnea and so forth will not be able to live normal lives. They provide the right evaluation and diagnosis of the ENT problem and prescribe the right medical procedure or treatment in order for the patient to live as normal as possible. Continue reading
Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Ear Problems
Are you in the habit of ignoring your ear problems?
Maybe these problems just resolve themselves away so you feel no need to ask an ENT specialist. But that’s courting disaster. If you do this every time you feel something is wrong with your ear, your problem will grow worse, and you just can’t solve it by medicating. Continue reading
Deviated Septum Overview
There is no such thing as a perfect nose. In fact, majority of people have noses that are a bit crooked. Some of them are bad enough that they may need a deviated septum surgery, which is a procedure where the septum (center of the nose), is straightened.
People with severely curved noses are excellent candidates for surgery. Yet many of us don’t really know we have this problem. The condition, if left untreated, could lead to breathing difficulty and sleep apnea, which may be life threatening. Continue reading