Allergies can be a tricky condition when trying to diagnose. Many factors come into play, and they present themselves in different ways. Whether coming from pollen, animals, insects, or food, your allergies can be treated, and you don’t have to avoid all the things...
We’re all familiar with the word, allergies, and many of us suffer from them on some level, but do you truly understand them? Commercials and other marketing material have thrust this condition into the limelight with very little explanation. Having served our...
Does your nose run, swell, or feel stuffy after eating? Some people get a stuffy nose every time they eat food. We call it “after eating swollen nose” or “post gustatory rhinitis,” and it's very common. What can happen is that you go out and eat a hot meal, or you’re...
As the most experienced team of ear, nose & throat doctors in East Tennessee, my team and I have helped many local people with concerns with head, neck, and throat disorders. One of the most common areas of diagnosis we discover is cancers caused by the human...
Unfortunately, over 30 million people suffer with chronic sinusitis in the United States alone – creating a staggering number of people enduring uncomfortable and unpleasant symptoms in their daily lives. Symptoms include – Trouble breathing through the nose Excess...
I want to start by saying that this is a great time for patients. We've recently moved a lot of things into our office here at Ear, Nose & Throat Consultants of East Tennessee, which allows patients to avoid general anesthesia, meaning they can drive themselves to...
Having toys is arguably the best part about being a kid – that and not having to pay taxes. It can be hard to choose which toys will be best for your family with so many toys available. To help you narrow your search, we want to inform you how harmful certain toys can...
Difficulty concentrating while you work, struggling to hear conversations, and difficulty getting to sleep are among the destructive consequences of tinnitus – the ringing, buzzing, hissing, or whistling noise you hear. According to the American Tinnitus Association,...
The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates “one in eight people in the United States (13 percent, or 30 million) aged 12 years or older have hearing loss in both ears, based on standard hearing examinations.” Worse yet, fewer than...
There were a lot of stigmas attached to the bulky, frustrating gadgets your parents or grandparents wore, but hearing aid technology has come a very long way in the past decade or so. Modern hearing aids are smaller, more powerful, and have incredible features that...