Barometric Sinus Headache

MSNBC published a story on April 26, 2012 regarding headaches that come and go with pressure changes such as when flying in an airplane. The neurological researchers call it "airplane headache" and the story makes it sound like a newly discovered headache, but in actuality, it is something that has been known for a very long time. Human sinus cavities are air-filled cavities. When outside pressure changes relative to the air pressure within the sinus cavity, air pressure litera…

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Stabbing Headaches??? Maybe It's A Knife in the Head...

At least it was for one patient who suffered stabbing headaches for 4 years after being mugged... and another due to a nailgun accident who complained mainly of a toothache... As unbelievable as it sounds, neither patients realized they had a knife/nail in their head until an x-ray was done showing the culprit. Read more in the LA Times story  here . Read the MSNBC story here .

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Tonsillectomy Causes Obesity?

MSNBC published a story on Feb 1, 2011 regarding a new study suggesting a link between childhood obesity and tonsillectomy . What they found was a greater than expected weight gain in both normal weight and overweight children after tonsillectomy over a 6-12 month period of time. In one study, the average body mass index of the kids increased by about 7 percent. In another analysis of 249 children, 50 to 75 percent of kids had weight gain after surgery. While most weight gain happened in …

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Loud Noises Can Cause Heart Problems (Not Just Hearing Loss)!

According to a new study , people who work in noisy places for at least a year and a half could have triple the risk of a serious heart problem including a heart attack and severe chest pain compared to those who work in quiet environments. Of course, we all know such loud environment can also cause hearing loss . 6,000 people who were at least 20 years old and employed were surveyed from 1999 to 2004. Other heart risk factors including elevated Body Mass Index and smoking were statisticall…

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