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Common cold is like that unwanted guest who visits you once in a while. Cold doesn’t require medical intervention. It is not a serious health problem. It is actually less debilitating, but more of an annoyance. It is annoying because even though it doesn’t completely confine you to the bed, it can interfere big-time with […]

The list of not so debilitating but very annoying disease is incomplete without the mention of hay fever. Hay fever is also called as allergic rhinitis. Hay fever is a distant cousin of the common cold, and share a lot of things in common – like a runny nose, itchy eyes, nasal congestion and sinus pressure.

Most of the adults, when they were children, sat across their classmate with cotton plugs up their nostrils to prevent the nosebleeds. These nosebleeds are caused due to the shock and injury caused when the fist of your classmate lands on your nose. The nostalgia will on bring back the fond memories of the incident,

If it is a Sunday, our endoscopy department would be working full force with many patients visiting us with foreign bodies. The most common culprit is the fishbone, throwing its one last punch before being assimilated by the gastric juices. Fishbone and any other foreign body if stuck in the throat can most of the times be

Have you ever wondered why young people in their 30’s and 40’s are getting heart attacks and some sadly are passing away? Snoring and associated obstructive sleep apnea is now emerging as one of the causes. Snoring which until recently was considered a nuisance to your bed partner is now emerging as a killer. Snoring, the harsh

Sleep apnea and alcohol is a dangerous cocktail mix. Alcohol consumption before going to bed can induce sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. A study by the researchers reveals that the alcohol consumption at night may cause obstructive sleep apnea, since alcohol tends to relax the muscles in your body which include the throat muscles that collapse,

Everything in this universe is consequential, so is human life on this planet. A human body is probably the finest machine that one can find on this planet, and everyone should treat their bodies as they would treat a prized possession. We should ensure that we take a proper care of bodies. Rheumatic fever is

Stridor is usually caused by a blockage in the windpipe or obstruction in the upper airway. It is important to detect the cause for the proper treatment of Stridor, as it can occur due to illness, infection, the presence of foreign objects or congenital throat abnormalities.   Types Inspiratory Stridor: It is caused by airway obstruction

Is mouth breathing bad for your health? In human beings nasal passages perform multiple tasks, the air we breathe when it goes through the nasal passages gets warmed, humidified and filtered before it reaches our lungs. Dust, allergic items like pollen and other debris which may carry microbes are removed thereby acting as a natural

Ear Discharge can indicate something serious as in the case of Mr Loganathan from Tamil Nadu who has been suffering from severe ear discharge coupled with intense headaches and sharp pain in the right ear! On medical investigation, it was found that the discharge was caused due to Cerebrospinal Fluid(fluid surrounding the brain) leaking through his