How Much Caffeine is Present in Coffee? Decaff? Chocolate?

©  Radu Razvan Gheorghe  |  Dreamstime Stock Photos There are quite a few ENT problems that can potentially be due to caffeine intake. Even death has been attributed to high caffeine intake in young adults who drink a lot of energy drinks like Red Bull. In any case, caffeine can contribute to (some proven, some suspected, some debatable): •  Tinnitus • Meniere's Disease •  Migraine Headaches •  Headaches •  Dizziness •  Reflux •  Lump in Throat Sensation (Globus) •  Chron…

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Coffee Reduces Risk of Death from Oral Cancer

In a prior blog , I mentioned that researchers  found that regular coffee drinkers who drank more than four cups of coffee a day had a 39 percent decreased risk of two types of head and neck cancer: oral cavity and pharynx cancers. In the study published in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, they found however, that coffee did not decrease the risk of laryngeal cancer. Read a CNN report on this  here . In a more recent study  (Dec 2012), researchers have found…

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Caffeine Can Cause ENT Problems

After reading an interesting article in Forbes that described caffeine as a natural pesticide (for real!), I thought I would pipe in and report the types of problems caffeine can cause in humans from an ENT perpective... Caffiene can contribute to (some proven, some suspected, some debatable): • Tinnitus • Meniere's Disease • Migraine Headaches • Headaches • Dizziness • Reflux • Lump in Throat Sensation (Globus) • Chronic throat clearing • Dry throat • Phlegmy throat Alco…

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Coffee Decreases Risk of Head & Neck Cancer

Researchers at University of Utah found that regular coffee drinkers who drank more than four cups of coffee a day had a 39 percent decreased risk of two types of head and neck cancer: oral cavity and pharynx cancers. In the study published in the journal of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, they found however, that coffee did not decrease the risk of laryngeal cancer. Coffee contains over 1,000 different chemical compounds, including cancer-fighting antioxidants, and it’s tho…

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