Top 7 Causes of Nasal Clogging

Nasal clogging, nasal congestion, and/or nasal obstruction is a very common complaint patients have when presenting to a ENT office. This video goes over the top 7 causes of nasal clogging. 1: Allergies 2: Deviated Septum 3: Large Inferior Turbinates 4: Large Adenoids 5: Nasal Polyps 6: Narrow Nose 7: Decongestant Nasal Spray Abuse

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Top 4 Causes of Dizziness (Table)

Dizziness is an extremely common disorder that afflicts an estimated 10-20% of individuals older than 70 years old. Even for those younger, dizziness is a not uncommon problem. Several studies have been performed over the years to try and quantitate what are the most common causes of dizziness to help narrow the possibilities given the workup for dizziness can be long, tedious, and time-consuming which often frustrates patients. Also frustrating is the fact that without a diagnosis, trea…

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Lisa Marie Presley Throat Cancer Scare

Image from Wikipedia The National Enquirer reported 1/20/14 that Lisa Marie Presley suffered a throat cancer scare when she was told by a medical expert that "the 45-year-old singer’s throat is so severely ravaged that ... the damage could lead to deadly esophageal cancer!" [ link ] The National Enquirer, which is not know for stellar journalism, goes on to report that she has been pushing her voice hard in order to succeed as a singer like her more famous father Elvis. In spi…

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Nasal Sounding Speech

There are actually TWO different flavors of nasal sounding speech . HYPO-nasal speech is due to reduced or no nasal airflow and HYPER-nasal speech due to too much nasal airflow. HYPO-nasal speech is by far the most common cause of nasal-sounding speech. It is similar to how a person would sound if they pinched their nose shut while talking. As such, ANY anatomic nasal obstruction would by definition lead to such hypo-nasal speech. Treatment, obviously, is to remove this anatomic nasal ob…

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Ear Pain Causes Based on Acupuncture Principles

When a patient complains of ear pain or pressure , I wonder if an acupuncturist sees a problem with the whole body rather than a problem just around the ear itself...

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Cause of Nickle Allergy Determined

There are millions of people who are allergic to nickle which causes itching, burning, and redness upon contact with skin. It's the reason why people have skin reactions when wearing cheap jewelry as well as cell phones. The cause of such dermatitis was a mystery until recently when scientists in Germany have discovered the underlying mechanism of this reaction. Using mice, they figured out that nickel binds to a protein called toll-like receptor 4 or TLR4, which signals the immune syst…

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