Protecting Your Nose During Sports
Playing a game of touch football in Mehaffey Park, twirling around on ice skates or starting a couples tennis tournament are just some of the fun activities that help us stay healthy. Whichever sport you enjoy, taking proactive measures to avoid injury is crucial. One common injury worth protecting against is a broken nose. How…
Understanding Pediatric Mouth Breathing
If you’ve noticed your child sleeping with their mouth open or breathing through their mouth during the day, it’s reasonable to wonder whether it’s normal or a cause for concern. While mouth breathing in adults is usually harmless, chronic mouth breathing in children can influence their behavior and even the shape of their faces. Understanding…
How Does Otosclerosis Affect Hearing?
There are several factors that can interfere with your hearing, from exposure to loud noise and aging to ear infections and earwax blockages. One culprit you might not have considered is the bone remodeling in your ear—a condition called otosclerosis. How Does Bone Remodeling Interrupt Hearing? The bones in your ear are constantly remodeling. While…
How To Stop Mouth Breathing at Night
There are two types of breathing: through your mouth and through your nose. You’ve probably heard people talk about mouth breathing before, often implying something is wrong with the person doing it. But that isn’t true at all! Mouth breathing could result from septum problems preventing you from breathing through your nose, or it could…
Why Do My Ears Hurt When I Blow My Nose?
A stuffy nose is a mild but unpleasant symptom. It can prevent you from enjoying the smell of flowers in Bittersweet Park or the taste of your favorite meal. When you’re dealing with congestion, blowing your nose is a natural response. But many don’t know that there’s a right and a wrong way to blow…
What Does Septoplasty Recovery Look Like?
Septoplasty, a procedure to correct a deviated septum, is a pathway to easier breathing and maybe even less frequent snoring. While many show interest in correcting their deviated septum, fear of a long recovery process can cause them to shy away from treatment. Let’s examine how long a septoplasty recovery takes and how you can…
What To Know About Deviated Septum Surgery
Your nose has a thin wall of cartilage and bone that separates your nasal cavity into two halves. The wall is crooked for some people, a condition called a deviated septum. A deviated septum can be mild enough not to cause symptoms or severe enough to cause disrupted breathing, headaches, congestion and snoring. Septoplasty is…
Is Ear Popping Dangerous?
You’ve probably experienced that uncomfortable feeling where your ears are full of water and then, suddenly, you hear a popping noise. While this popping sound can be unnerving the first time you hear it, there’s usually no need for alarm. Ear popping arises when there’s a sudden shift in the pressure between your middle ear…
What To Know About Vocal Fry
Vocal fry, the lowest register of your voice, often compared to a creaky sound, is a hot-button topic. While it’s frequently discussed, most people don’t know what it is or why it happens. Let’s dissect vocal fry to help you better understand it. Why Does Vocal Fry Happen? When you talk, the two muscular bands…
What To Know About Tonsil Stone Removal
Tonsil stones are tiny lumps that form on your tonsils. These pebble-like lumps form when minerals, food particles and bacteria or fungi get trapped in small folds in your throat called tonsillar crypts, where they harden over time. While the main symptom is bad breath, they can lead to other issues like a cough, sore…