According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), since 1964, roughly 2,500,000 people have died from health problems caused by secondhand smoke exposure. To this day, even with all the recent laws prohibiting people from smoking cigarettes in public,...
Are you experiencing cold or allergy symptoms that just won’t go away? This is what most affected individuals recall before discovering that they have nasal polyps. These noncancerous teardrop-shaped growths, referred to as nasal polyps, form in groups along the inner...
Nosebleeds, or medically referred to as Epistaxis, are common and can strike at any moment. While blood trickling out from your nose may appear frightening, most nosebleeds aren’t serious and stop within 5 to 10 minutes. However, rare serious instances of nosebleeds...
Nasal vestibulitis is a common nasal infection that can develop in the healthiest of people. A majority of the time, nasal vestibulitis is easily treatable and isn’t a call for any serious concern. However, in rare severe cases, the infection can spread to the brain...
Simply put, sneezing is the best way for your body to clear nasal passages so that you can continue breathing clean air. When foreign matter enters your nose, a sneeze, or several sneezes, is one of your body’s first lines of defenses against these particles. Beyond...
Your nose is one of the prominent, if not the most prominent, features of the face. There are many different types of noses that come in various shapes and sizes, so it’s important to note that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” nose. Nose shapes can be influenced...
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