Sinus Infection or Cold? A Hard Distinction When illness hits, you may find yourself wondering exactly what you have. Various types of ailments have similar symptoms and require a doctor to correctly diagnose. For example, you may wonder, “Do I have a sinus infection or cold?” When you need a professional diagnosis, but want to…
Do I have a Migraine or a Sinus Headache? The main difference between a sinus headache vs migraine headache is that migraine headaches stop a person from carrying out their normal day to day activities and tend to be debilitating. A typical sinus headache, while painful, does not disable a person from carrying out their…
Scientists and other researchers are learning more and more each day about the human body and its systems. New research leads us to further believe that our stomach works together with our neurological system. It has never been a secret that our brains impact our stomach. Just thinking about how much our brains impact our…
Telemedicine – What You Need to Know When you wake up with a terrible headache, fever, facial pain and your eyes hurting there’s an easy and convenient option available to you for seeing a medical doctor. Telehealth has been around for quite a long time. Patients that require more critical care and oversight have received…
Sinus infections can be a real pain. Not only do they make you feel like you have an elephant sitting inside of your nose, but your head usually pounds from sinus pressure, thus causing sinus migraines. When you find yourself with facial pain, stuffiness, and mucus that just will not stop, you should seek treatment…
If you have a chronic bad breath and are trying to figure out the root cause of your issue, you might consider whether or not you have a sinus infection, cold, or have been exposed to some sort of allergen causing an overproduction of mucus in your sinuses. Bad breath isn’t always caused by not…
Humidifiers can be an effective helpful addition to your environment and spaces if you have dry airways or are experiencing sinus related issues. There are many types of humidifiers, warm air, cold air, some are expensive, some are pretty cheap and can be purchased for around $20 from a drug store, however there are a…
Post nasal drip is sometimes also written, postnasal drip, but either way you refer to it, it’s referring to the same pesky thing – mucus / phlegm that will not stop draining into your throat from your nasal cavity. The only way to clear it oftentimes is to swallow it. When mucus is thicker than…
Sinus Sensitivity is a type of nonallergic sinusitis that occurs when a patient experiences symptom(s) of sinusitis after being exposed to environmental triggers that are known to cause some people to experience symptoms while others are unaffected. Tobacco smoke, pollen, dust, aerosol sprays, and even animal dander can cause a person with a sensitive sinus…
Do you have a burning feeling when you urinate? Is it a frequent and intense sensation and yet you only urinate a small amount? If your urine is strange smelling, you have pain or pressure in your back or lower abdomen and you’re tired or shaky you might have a UTI. UTI’s are especially common…
