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Nosebleed in Children: Causes and Treatment

Causes Apart from nose picking, blowing, and an injury, some other reasons of nose bleeding are: First-Aid It is normal for the child to be upset and worried by the sight and taste of blood during the nosebleed. Parents or caretakers should help the child stay calm and reassure that […]

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Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Symptoms JNA, if left unattended for long enough, may completely obstruct both nostrils, which may eventually cause nasal obstruction and nosebleeds. Other symptoms include: These symptoms, however, point towards the fact that the tumor has become too large and requires the immediate attention of an ENT specialist. Diagnostic Options Radiology […]

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Nasal Polyps: A Quick Glance at Diagnostic Tests

Nasal Endoscopy This type of diagnostic test involves the use of a narrow, flexible tube with a lighted magnifying lens or small camera (nasal endoscope). Nasal Endoscopy enables your rhinologist to conduct a detailed examination inside your nose and sinuses. This is a procedure that general doctors don’t perform. In […]

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Nasal Obstruction 101: Discussing Possible Surgical Treatments

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Endoscopic Sinus Surgery is minimally invasive and helps to produce immediate results with less recovery time. In this kind of surgical procedure that is meant to correct or remove nasal obstructions, ENT Physicians in Houston or any other part of Texas, insert an endoscope into the nose. They, […]

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Sinonasal Tumor: Symptoms, Anatomy, Diagnosis and Treatment

Symptoms of Sinonasal Tumors Most sinonasal tumors are unilateral (one-sided), and cause symptoms that begin primarily on one side.  These symptoms may include nasal obstruction (which can progress to cause blockage of both nasal cavities in the case of large tumors), nosebleeds, neurologic deficits (numbness in the cheek and/or dentition, loss of […]

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Managing Nasal Polyps: All You Need to Know

Occurrence in Adults and Children Nasal polyps generally grow in the inflamed tissue of the mucosa, a wet layer that humidifies the air you breathe in and protects the nasal cavity. The mucosa swells and becomes red during an allergy or nasal infection and produces fluid that drips out. Prolonged […]

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Debunking 5 Common Myths About Sinusitis

Myth 1: “Sinusitis is a contagious disorder.” Fact: Sinus infection is not contagious, but if you catch a cold (viral infection) from someone, it may lead to sinus infection. There, however, has been no known case, so far, of a person developing the problem after getting in contact with a […]

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Acute Sinusitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options

Causes and Catalysts Common cold, seasonal flu or allergies are some the most common factors that trigger acute sinusitis. Most cases of acute sinusitis begin as common cold and the symptoms go away within a week. Some people, however, may develop the symptoms of bacterial infection. The following factors may […]

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Nasoseptal Cholesterol Granuloma: Understanding the Rare Disorder

The Cause of Nasoseptal Cholesterol Granuloma Cholesterol granuloma has a core of cholesterol crystal and chronic inflammation, surrounded by a foreign body giant cell. There are two hypothesis used to find the causes of Cholesterol granuloma includes exposed marrow hypothesis and obstruction-vacuum theory. Obstruction-vacuum Theory The obstruction vacuum theory explains […]

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Graves’ Ophthalmopathy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments

Symptoms Here’s the list of symptoms patients might experience when suffering from Grave’s Ophthalmopathy:   Many cases of Graves’ disease related proptosis are visible in adults and the condition commonly affects middle-aged women. It is comparatively severe in older men who have greater exophthalmos. Diagnosis The doctor confirms proptosis through […]

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