Can Headaches Trigger Nosebleeds?

Image courtesy of stockimages at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net Ignoring high blood pressure headaches which can potentially rupture blood vessels i...

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Heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations? See what they are and how to treat! Typically, heart palpitations are not something rare or something serious. But...

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Treatment for Loss of Smell and Taste

Image courtesy of nenetus at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net A not uncommon complaint of patients presenting to an ENT is a decreased or even loss of...

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Can Ear Plugs Cause a 700 fold Increase in Germs in the Ear Canal? (Headphones, Hearing Aids, Stethoscopes, etc)

It was recently brought to my attention an interesting urban legend that wearing ear plugs can cause a 700 fold increase in germs in the ear...

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Taste Changes after Tonsillectomy

Very rarely, patients will complain of taste changes after tonsillectomy . Such taste changes (aka dysgeusia) is most often described as met...

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Why Can't Some Contact Dermatitis Be Diagnosed by Blood Test, EVER?

I often see patients for allergies who desire allergy testing due to mysterious hive-like rash on the skin, and given many are fearful of ne...

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