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Best and Worst Foods for Your Voice
Between singing along to your favorite carols and video calling your loved ones this holiday season, you may find that your voice is more fatigued than it has been during the past several months of…
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What Are the Most Common Voice Disorders?
Voice disorders occur when the quality, pitch, tone or volume of someone’s voice is abnormal or inappropriate for their age, gender, cultural background or geographic location. In other words, a voice disorder occurs when someone’s…
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Is COVID-19 Making Your Tinnitus Worse?
Tinnitus is that ringing, buzzing, hissing, whistling, whooshing or rustling sound with no external sound source experienced by roughly 32% of the population, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Tinnitus has many potential…
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Are Nosebleeds Worth a Trip to the Doctor?
Nosebleeds, also known as epistaxis, are extremely common. In fact, approximately 60% of people will experience a nosebleed at some point in their life. Nosebleeds most commonly affect children between ages two and 10, as…
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Are Allergies Making You Snore?
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, approximately 45% of adults snore on occasion, and 25% snore chronically. While you may not be bothered by your snoring, your partner is certain to be. Many people are unaware…
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Learning About Loss of Smell During the Pandemic
Your ability to smell is an often-overlooked sense that is important to your survival. An inability to smell, known as anosmia, has been in the news lately due to its connection to COVID-19. Understanding the…
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Beware of Ragweed, a Common Fall Allergy Culprit
If you’ve experienced allergy symptoms even though it’s the middle of fall, you’re not alone. There’s even one cause that might stand out more than some of the other outliers: ragweed. Knowing the Signs Like…
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How Do Antibiotics Work to Treat Ear Infections?
Ear infections occur when fluid becomes trapped behind the eardrum, causing pain and inflammation. When this fluid becomes infected with bacteria, the best course of treatment is typically antibiotics. However, it’s worth noting that antibiotics…
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What You Didn’t Know About Postnasal Drip
Postnasal drip is listed as a symptom of many ailments, but that doesn’t mean it’s obvious what it is or what it entails. Learning about postnasal drip can help you better describe and understand your…
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Best Balance Exercises for Vertigo
Balance problems can affect your quality of life, and even result in a fall that causes a serious injury. To improve your balance and decrease your risk of a fall-related injury, it’s important to see…