Are Allergies Making You Snore?
Snoring affects about 50% off all adults in the United States. There are a number of causes for this grumbling and grating sound, including obesity, alcohol consumption, deviated septum, nasal polyps and the most common—nasal congestion. Allergies to dust can block your nose and increase your risk of snoring. What Is Dust? Dust that gathers…
What Are Nasal Polyps?
Growths can occur almost anywhere inside your body and can be malignant or benign. Noncancerous growths that develop in the tissue that lines the nose and sinuses are known as nasal polyps. Understanding the causes and treatment options for these teardrop-shaped growths can help prompt you to seek help when needed. Why Do Nasal Polyps…
Are Sinus Infections Contagious?
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, about 31 million Americans each year experience a sinus infection. This common condition is often caused by a virus. While the sinus infection itself may not be contagious, the virus causing the infection is. What Is a Sinus Infection? Inside your skull there are a…
Your Child Probably Isn’t Allergic to Penicillin
Around five million kids in the U.S. have been identified as having a penicillin allergy, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. But recent research shows that it’s likely that these children, and maybe even your own child, have been misdiagnosed. What the Research Shows One study published in 2017 in the journal Pediatrics tested…
Why There Is a Bad Smell in Your Nose
Smelling unpleasant things is unfortunately just a part of life. But if this becomes a habitual experience, there is a chance that bad smell could be coming from inside your nose. Below are the five conditions that can cause a bad smell in your nose. Sinus Infections Both acute and chronic sinus infections, known medically…
Fall Brings Allergies to Idaho, Too
If you think you’re safe from allergies just because the leaves are changing colors and every coffee shop in town is pushing pumpkin spice, guess again. Spring and summer allergies might get more attention, but people in Boise are just as likely to experience symptoms during the autumn months. Autumn Allergy Triggers While most flowers…
3 Common Sinus Surgeries Performed by Your ENT Doctor
Millions of people suffer from chronic sinus problems. When medication fails to provide more than short-term relief, surgery may be necessary. Your ENT doctor can perform both inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures for a variety of chronic sinus disorders. CHRONIC SINUSITIS Patients with chronic sinusitis or chronic rhinosinusitis have conditions that cause fluid build-up in…
How Your ENT Doctor Can Help with Allergies
It’s springtime, which means warmer weather, lots of sunshine, and plenty of blooms. Those pretty flowers and blossoming trees might be welcome after a long, cold winter, but for some they spell misery. Tree pollen is one of the worst offenders for seasonal spring allergies. Trees such as birch and oak produce millions of pollen…
3 Things You Need to Know About Sinus Headaches
There are different causes of headaches that separate them into two categories, primary or secondary. A primary headache affects a pain-sensitive structure in the brain. A secondary headache is something such as inflammation of the sinuses. Here are three things to know about sinus headaches. 1. Moisture Is Necessary When you have a sinus headache,…
Ask ENT Doctors: Your Sinuses and Sinus Headaches
We learn a lot of things throughout our lives. Going to school, reading books, watching informational television, and, sometimes, even surfing the Internet are all strong influences in our education. We learn science and history and English and math–but, outside of the classroom, when we don’t even know we’re learning, we are constantly picking up…