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What is acid reflux? Acid reflux is an uncomfortable and sometimes painful condition when the stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus or food pipe. This causes a burning sensation in the chest or throat and other symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, belching, coughing, and nausea. Acid reflux can affect people of all ages … Read more
The Study This post will largely be limited to reviewing a single scientific paper, entitled “The Role of Extraesophageal Reflux in Otitis Media in Infants and Children,” by Dr. Robert O’Reilly and the team at DuPont Hospital for Children in Delaware. This was a significant study, published in 2008 in the journal, Laryngoscope, a premiere … Read more
40 – 50 Million in USA have allergic rhinitis 10-30% of adults have allergic rhinitis (49% under age 35) Almost 40% of children miss some school each year due to allergies Allergic rhinitis accounts for 12 Million doctor-visits per year 55% of those with sinusitis have a history of allergic rhinitis 95% of those with asthma have rhinitis I am … Read more
1. Stop Smoking. If you have sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, or asthma (or your children do), and you smoke …. seriously?! Really? Stop, duh. It’s not cool any more. Stay away from tobacco and other smoke. Even the smell of smoke that you can smell on other people – on their clothes, in their hair, on their furniture – is … Read more
I have been seeing my recurrent and chronic nose-bleeders in clinic again. It goes with the season. Now that we are in the cold-weather, heat-is-on-air-is-dry season, you are bringing your children with nose bleeds to see me in clinic again. So I thought now would be a good time to review nose bleeds (epistaxis) in … Read more
If bleeding does not stop within 20 minutes despite squeezing/pinching the nose, go to urgent care or emergency department. If you or your relatives have severe nose bleeds and your child seems to be having a similar problem – it may be an inherited condition – time to see a doc. If your child bruises … Read more
Sinusitis in children is almost always associated with rhinitis – it is rare to see sinusitis without inflammation of the nose also. Most clinicians who treat children with sinusitis therefore refer to “rhinosinusitis,” and treat both the rhinitis and the sinusitis. Due to the relationship between the lining of the nose and sinuses (respiratory epithelium), and the … Read more
Allergic rhinitis – usually simply called “allergies” – is a chronic illness resulting in stuffy, runny nose, nasal congestion. Itchy, burning eyes and general low energy are often associated. You know all that, or you wouldn’t be reading this, right? It is estimated that allergic rhinitis affects nearly 50 Million Americans. Over half of those with sinus disease have … Read more