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EAR, NOSE & THROAT CONDITIONS


You and your diet

Diet and Allergies  Although most people with allergies react to different substances in the environment such as pollen, dust, cat…

Nose Bleeds

When To Call The Doctor Or Go To A Hospital Emergency Room If bleeding cannot be stopped or keeps reappearing….

Adenoids & Tonsils

Your adenoids and tonsils are part of your immune system. Your adenoids are behind your soft palate and you can’t…

Meniere’s Disease

What is Meniere’s Disease? Meniere’s disease, also called Idiopathic Endolymphatic Hydrops, is a disorder of the inner ear. Although the…

Perforated Eardrum

A perforated eardrum is a hole or rupture in the eardrum, a thin membrane which separates the ear canal and…

Ear Wax

Never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear!   Never ever use a cotton bud to clean your…

Temporo-Mandibular Joint

What is TMJ?  (TMJ Dysfunction is also known as Costen’s Syndrome) You may not have heard of it, but you use…

Ear Infection – Otitis Externa / Swimmer’s ear

CAUTION: If you already have an ear infection, or if you have ever had a perforated, punctured, ruptured, or otherwise injured…

Ear Infection – Otitis Media

Otitis media is the most frequent diagnosis recorded for children who visit physicians for illness.  Approximately one-third of all children…