Shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing are all familiar symptoms of asthma. Whether you suffer these symptoms on a periodic basis or ongoing, you may have asthma. However, because there are so many other illnesses with these signs and...
Asthma is often characterized by a recurrent wheezing and coughing combined with a shortness of breath and a tightness in the chest. If you have these symptoms and they get worse at night or are triggered by exercise, allergens or exposure to...
Coughing happens when nerve endings in the airways become irritated by allergens, medicines and medical conditions, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Although your child's cough might sound ghastly, it is an important...
In 2010, 35 million Americans suffer from sinusitis, according to Doctor Murray Grossan, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Los Angeles. Sinus infections are categorized by either the time of their duration (acute, chronic or reoccurring) or by...
Sinusitis forms when the sinus cavities become inflamed as a result of an upper respiratory infection such as a cold or allergies. Fungal sinusitis develops when you inhale organisms, such as mold spores, into the nasal passageways for extended...
The term tuberosity refers to a knot or knobby-like protrusion that juts out from the end of a bone allowing for muscle or tendon attachment. You have various tuberosities around your body, but a tuberosity reduction most commonly refers to the...
Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is thought to be a reaction, which is allergic in nature, to certain types of environmental fungus, which is aerosolized. This condition seems to develop in people who have a compromised immune system, such as...
