by admin | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Nose, Tips, Treatment
Overview Chronic sinusitis occurs when the spaces inside your nose and head (sinuses) are swollen and inflamed for three months or longer, despite treatment. This common condition interferes with the way mucus normally drains, and makes your nose stuffy. Breathing...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Articles, Throat, Tips, Treatment
Overview Laryngotracheal (luh-ring-go-TRAY-key-ul) reconstruction surgery widens your windpipe (trachea) to make breathing easier. Laryngotracheal reconstruction involves inserting a small piece of cartilage — stiff connective tissue found in many areas of your body —...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Articles, Ear, Nose, Throat, Tips
Overview An auditory brainstem implant provides hearing to people with hearing loss who can’t benefit from a hearing aid or cochlear implant. This is most commonly due to a missing or very small hearing nerve or severely abnormal inner ear (cochlea). The...
by admin | Oct 22, 2020 | Articles, Throat, Tips, Treatment
The esophagus is the hollow tube that leads from the throat (pharynx) to the stomach. Food does not just fall through the esophagus into the stomach. The walls of the esophagus propel food to the stomach by rhythmic waves of muscular contractions called...
by admin | Aug 20, 2020 | Articles, Ear, Tips, Treatment
Overview A ruptured eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a hole or tear in the thin tissue that separates your ear canal from your middle ear (eardrum). A ruptured eardrum can result in hearing loss. It can also make your middle ear vulnerable to infections. A...
by admin | Aug 17, 2020 | Articles, Throat, Tips, Treatment
Overview Laryngitis is an inflammation of your voice box (larynx) from overuse, irritation or infection. Inside the larynx are your vocal cords — two folds of mucous membrane covering muscle and cartilage. Normally, your vocal cords open and close smoothly, forming...
