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Identifying Type of Sinus Infection Is Key for Successful Treatment

Jan 22, 2021 · Dawn Bialy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

If you have a runny nose, head congestion, and postnasal drip, you may have an infection in your sinuses. It’s estimated that as many as 12 percent of American adults are diagnosed with chronic sinusitis each year. Your sinuses are hollow spaces located within your facial bones near your nose. … Read More

Newsbriefs: Elevated Risk Factors for Dementia; Gum Disease & Cancer Risk; Reducing Parkinson’s Syndrome

Dec 21, 2020 · JoAnn Milivojevic · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Hearing and Visual Impairments Linked to Elevated Dementia Risk Older adults with both hearing and visual impairments (dual sensory impairment) had a significantly higher risk for dementia, according to a recent National Institutes of Health-supported study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. In the study of 2,051 … Read More

Stem Cells Open the Door to Possible Optic Nerve Damage Repair

Nov 19, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

When doctors catch glaucoma early, they’re able to lower eye pressure with medicine or surgery, and this can slow progression of the disease and prevent significant vision loss. Unfortunately, too-little-too-late describes the diagnosis and treatment experience of far too many glaucoma patients. Glaucoma results from damage to the optic nerve, and … Read More

Catch Glaucoma Early to Prevent Irreversible Vision Loss

Oct 19, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which elevated intraocular pressure (IOP)—the pressure inside your eye— damages the optic nerve. If glaucoma goes undiagnosed and untreated, it can cause blindness. However, many people who have glaucoma are unaware that they have it, since most people have no symptoms in the early … Read More

Take Steps to Prevent Pneumonia

Oct 19, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

For the past several months, the world’s attention has been focused on the COVID- 19 pandemic. But COVID-19 is not the only infectious disease you need to be concerned about: Pneumonia also deserves your attention. While pneumonia isn’t as widespread as the coronavirus, it infects more than a million Americans … Read More

Eat to Boost Immunity

Oct 19, 2020 · UHN Staff · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Like everything else in our bodies, the immune system depends on nutrients to function properly. According to a paper by Simin N. Meydani, PhD, a professor at the Friedman School and director of the Nutritional Immunology Laboratory at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, and her colleagues, mounting evidence … Read More

Q&A: Tearing Eyes & Blurry Vision; Shingles Vaccination

Oct 19, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Q: When I had my annual eye exam, the optometrist said everything looked fine, but lately my eyes have been tearing a lot and sometimes my vision gets blurry. Do I need new glasses? A: One of the many effects of COVID-19 has been a substantial increase in screen time. … Read More

Frequent Cause of Deafness in Adults Identified

Oct 19, 2020 · Carrie Adkins-Ali · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Deafness is one of the most prevalent disabilities worldwide and has a major impact on quality of life. Despite this, there are many unknowns. For instance, between 30% and 70% of acquired and progressive hearing loss in adults is thought to be inherited, but unlike congenital deafness, until recently the … Read More

Hearing Loss Raises Your Risks of Falls, Anxiety, and Social Isolation

Sep 22, 2020 · Dawn Bialy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

About 37.5 million American adults report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Hearing Disorders— that’s about 15 percent of the total adult population in the U.S. Usually, hearing loss occurs gradually over a number of years. As you grow older, hair cells in … Read More

Address Hearing Loss and You May Find You Have Better Balance

Aug 21, 2020 · Kate Brophy · Eyes, Ears, Nose & Throat

Age-related hearing loss is common in seniors, and has been linked to a range of compications, including social isolation, depression, and dementia. Poor hearing also may affect your ability to maintain your balance. “Prior studies have shown that hearing loss is an independent risk factor for falls, even for those … Read More

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