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Spring into Spring with Healthy Sinuses
Spring is right around the corner! As with any beginning of a season, there will be new allergens, bacteria, and viruses that make us feel sick. The weather gets warmer, the flowers begin to bloom, animals shed their winter coats, and flu season comes back around. It’s a confusing time of year in terms of…
Sinus Relief Center’s Message to Our Patients
To our patients and community: Sinus Relief Center is committed to your safety and well-being. Providing you access to excellent and compassionate care has always been our top priority. We remain prepared to meet your health needs while also addressing your public health concerns about the Coronavirus or COVID-19. You can be confident that we…
Allergies: What’s All the Buzz About?
With the start of the spring comes the buzzing of the bees. New flowers and fruits begin to take their shape, all thanks to the spread of pollen. It truly is a beautiful time of year; however, some people may be susceptible to allergies that are caused by the pollen in the air. This beauty…
Under Pressure
Have you ever felt under pressure? Not the “under pressure” that probably first came to mind, but the feeling of pressure in the face and head? Sinus Pressure There is a pressure that can be felt on the cheeks, by the nose, on the forehead, and behind the eyes; this pressure is often caused…
Why Do My Ears Feel Full?
We have all experienced the feeling of having “full” ears at some point. This sensation can feel like ears getting clogged on a flight, or water getting stuck from a shower or swimming. The worst part about it is the helpless feeling of discomfort.
Why the Wind Makes Sinus Problems Worse
Springtime is nearly here. The weather is warmer, plants are blooming, and winter coats (for animals and humans alike) are being shed until next year.
Breathe Better, Too
A Valentine’s Day Poem Roses are red, violets are blue, love is in the air, and you can smell it, too. The bouquets are so sweet it makes the heart skip a beat. The “Your” songs and “Our” songs are happily sung from the deepest of breaths, the fullest of lungs. The dinners, the candles,…
Vent the House or Vent the Nose
Constant allergies are a struggle for people around the globe. What makes it even more troublesome is when allergens are found in the house – animal dander, dust, pollen, weeds or grasses, cleaning agents, etc. It makes it difficult to be truly at ease in a place made to make us feel comfortable than in…
How Sinuses Affect the Eyes
Our faces are full of individual parts that make a whole, and, much like a puzzle, they are all connected to each other in one way or another.
When to See an ENT
Ear, nose, and throat problems can occur when a person is experiencing a cold or allergies, and it is not uncommon to experience problems in more than one of the three areas, as they are all interconnected. Many people often blame these symptoms on allergies or a cold, or simply feeling “under the weather,” however,…
Post Nasal Drip or the Common Cold: Symptoms to Look for
For most of us, a cough seems to be associated with having a cold or irritation in the throat. It’s what we have been taught our whole lives; but what if a cough was the result of something other than just a cold? It may be hard to determine but coughing may be the outcome…
Migraine or Sinus Headache: How to Tell the Difference
Everyone has experienced a headache in their life. Some from dehydration, others from stress, some even just have chronic headaches. Some headaches are more than annoying, they can be debilitating to the people that have them, and some can even make people feel sick. These severe headaches are likely to be migraines. Yes, there can…
Dry Mouth: Remedies and How to Stop It
You groggily rollover out of a disruptive sleep and look at the clock. It is 4:00 am. Too early to get up for the day, but too late to get back into a deep sleep. All you can think about at this exact moment is getting an ice-cold cup of water. The feeling of being…
Sinuses or Allergies: How to Find the Problem
Allergy season seems to come around every season. “Something in the air” is always to blame for feeling congested or under the weather. It can be pollen, a shift in the wind, or even fur from the cat. However, there is a possibility that it may not have anything to do with allergies at all.…
The Best Way to Clear Your Ears
We’ve all been there – our ears feel like they are stuffed full of cotton. Pressure builds and builds until it feels like Mount Vesuvius ready to blow. Heaven forbid that the dog barks, as our head might just explode. Anatomy of the Ear To understand what’s happening, we have to peer into the anatomy…
How Your Ears Really Work
The human ear is a marvel of natural engineering. Not only does it allow us to hear what is happening in the world around us, but it also enables us to stand, walk on two legs, and even juggle (well, for some of us). Ears never stop working; even when you are asleep, they are…
What is Happening to My Throat?
I Can’t Stop Clearing My Throat We all know the feeling of something being stuck in the throat and having to clear it out. This constant coughing and clearing can get annoying fast, so people typically misdiagnose themselves, and jump to conclusions on why this is occurring. However, people may be shocked to find a…
Snoring: Stopping the Root Cause
We have all seen those commercials that advertise “new and improved ways” to get a good night’s sleep and snore less. For some people, multiple tricks and gimmick products provide no relief. There is hope but it lies at the root cause of the snoring. What is Snoring? Snoring is the sound made by…
Allergies: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Management, and Treatments
Back to school brings the flu season, and it seems that it’s inevitable that everybody catches a bug this time of year. This may, however, not be a cold or a virus but seasonal allergies. Congestion, sneezing, runny nose, coughing are all symptoms that can be brought on by an allergic reaction. What Causes…
Don’t Let a Blocked Nose Prevent You from Enjoying Fall
Fall is Right Around the Corner! The fall season brings forth some of the most iconic smells, tastes, and activities of the year: pumpkin patches, football season in full swing, back to school, harvest festivals, Halloween and haunted houses, and so much more. It’s hard not to enjoy the fall. However, nobody is immune from…
Everything You Need to Know About Sinusitis: Part 2
PART II Treating Sinusitis There are multiple ways to treat sinusitis. Which one is best depends on the causes of the problem. Treating sinusitis with medication can be effective for acute (occasional) sinusitis but chronic sinusitis can often be better treated by other methods. How to Avoid Sinusitis Preventing sinusitis from occurring at all…
Everything You Need to Know About Sinusitis: Part 1
PART I Sinusitis (sometimes called rhinosinusitis) is an inflammation of the tissues lining the sinuses. It can lead to poor or blocked sinus drainage, which causes congestion, headaches, runny nose, loss of sense of smell and taste, and infections. It affects millions of people every year. What are Sinuses The sinuses are air-filled pockets…
Modern Medical Miracles
We are living in a wonderful age. We have computers that fit into our pockets and on our wrists, jet planes that whisk us around the globe, and cars that can (almost) drive themselves. We are truly living in a technological wonderland. The field of medicine has seen amazing advances in recent times as…
Congestion: Patient or Doctor Interpretation
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Men think certain way and women think a certain way, and these are not always the same. There are multiple words in the English language that have double meanings and more than one meaning. For example a ball is a round object and it also is a…
Is Balloon Sinuplasty Safe?
In an ideal world, your sinuses will be clear and pain-free every day. Sickness should be the exception, not the rule; living with chronic sinus pain is something you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. Balloon sinuplasty, a relatively new procedure adapted from the successful angioplasty process used during heart surgery, can help individuals struggling…
How to Stop Snoring: Vegas Sinus Doctor Shares Tips
Difficulty sleeping can be tied to one major thing whether you or your partner do it: snoring. Even if you’re not the one struggling with the irritating vibrations and sounds associated with struggling to breathe overnight, it can affect your day-to-day life. People try all kinds of crazy methods to stop snoring, from propping themselves…
Sinus Surgery: 4 Signs You May Need It
‘Surgery’ is a scary word, but not nearly as scary as suffering through endless sinus pain. From sinus headaches to chronic congestion, sinus problems are rampant in people of all ages. For some, relief can be found temporarily through over the counter remedies, but for others, sinus surgery may be the only way out of…
Allergies in Las Vegas
Allergies are very common in Las Vegas. Most people get allergy symptoms from time to time, and these may include nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, or itchy eyes. Some people suffer from these all the time. The symptoms can range from a mild nuisance (blowing your nose a lot) or can become a real problem…
Vegas ENT Doctor Shares Home Remedies for Sinus Infection
The telltale headache, sinus pressure, and runny nose which indicate a sinus infection can pop up with no warning. Sinus infections are incredibly common and, while annoying, usually clear up by themselves. They’re often mistaken for a common cold due to the similar symptoms but take longer to clear up (about 7 – 10 days…
Depressed about sinus problems? You are not alone
A little-known link between chronic sinusitis and depression and anxiety is emerging. There have been several recent studies showing the link between sinus conditions and mental health disorders. This is interesting and may explain why patients with sinus problems don’t always feel that well. When you have sinus problems, your mood, energy and drive can…
Mucociliary Clearance
Mucociliary clearance is the way in which our sinuses clean themselves out. This occurs on a daily basis. Mucous is produced from the cells on the mucous membranes that line the nose. These cells (on the mucous membranes) have little fingers (cilia) that sweep mucous out of the sinuses and out of the nose. The…
Is Balloon Sinuplasty right for me?
Balloon sinuplasty is right for you if you have sinus problems, and you have had some attempts at treatment for which the sinuses are not responding. Balloon sinuplasty is a non-surgical way to get rid of your symptoms by opening up sinuses that were blocked. Most of the time medicines like Sudafed, Tylenol cold and…
Empty Nose Syndrome
Empty Nose syndrome is a rare condition of the nose where people feel obstructed yet have wide open breathing passages. There is typically some dryness or crusting and there may be pain. The key symptom is the sensation of congestion. This condition is thought to develop in patients that have had most or all of…
Do I Smell?
Being able to smell is often taken for granted. When it is gone, there is a lot about life that is missed. One cannot, “take time to smell the roses”, smell coffee, chocolate or enjoy that new car smell. You also miss out on bad smells, you can’t smell bathroom odors, dog or cat poo.…