Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions

a young adult puts a hand on their neck due to pain from swallowing associated with contagious strep throat
Is Strep Throat Contagious? Here's How It Spreads and How to Prevent It
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What Really Happens to Your Body When You Use Nasal Strips Every Night
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a person with long brown hair lying on the couch and using nasal spray because they have a stuffy nose at night
Stuffy Nose at Night? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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Why Your Sense of Smell Can Worsen With Age and What to Do About It
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How Bad Is It Really to Use Nasal Spray Every Day?
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a person with a ponytail scratching their itchy nose outside
Itchy Nose? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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3 Reasons Your Nose Feels Like You Inhaled Water
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Close up of a person with shoulder length brown hair wearing a gray t-shirt sitting on a cream colored couch blowing her nose on a tissue.
The One Thing You Should Never Do When You Blow Your Nose
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How Bad Is It Really to Swallow Mucus?
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a person with dark brown curly hair lying in bed with their hand over their ear because they have sharp pain in the ear
Sharp Pain in Your Ear? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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5 Tips for Better Sleep When You Have Tinnitus
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6 Situations When Audiologists Always Wear Earplugs
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The 9 Best Earplugs for Sleeping, According to Audiologists
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The 8 Best Sleep Headphones of 2023
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The 3 Best Home Remedies for Swimmer's Ear Symptoms (and 3 to Skip)
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Construction Worker Wearing Protective Ear Plugs to prevent age-related hearing loss
Why Your Hearing Gets Worse as You Age and What to Do About It
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Man with a clogged ear
7 Reasons Your Ear Feels Clogged, and What to Do About It
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An illustration of a pair of airpods that are covered in dirt and earwax, against a light blue background
How Bad Is It Really to Never Clean Your Earbuds?
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close view of a hand picking a tissue from the tissue box
Got Bloody Boogers? Here's What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
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Close view of a boy's ear with water droplets, to represent water in the ear
The 5 Best Ways to Get Water Out of Your Ear
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man at home blowing his nose to try to get rid of hard boogers
Exactly How to Get Rid of Those Hard Boogers That Hurt
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a person sitting up in bed wearing a tank top holding their throat in pain after waking up with a sore throat
8 Reasons You're Waking Up With a Sore Throat When You're Not Sick
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an illustration on a dark red background of someone picking their nose
How Bad Is It Really to Pick Your Nose?
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Close up of person getting an ear exam at the doctor
8 Reasons Why Your Ears Ring Randomly
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Portrait of a young woman sneezing
This Is Why You Sneeze So Many Times in a Row
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Close-up of a hand taking a tissue from a box, to represent someone with dry, crusty boogers
This Is Why You Always Have Those Dry, Crusty Boogers
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Woman blowing her nose on couch to remove deep boogers
What Causes Deep Boogers and How to Remove Them
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man blowing his nose in bed after waking up congested
11 Reasons You’re Waking Up With a Stuffy Nose When You’re Not Sick
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A Beautiful Woman Listening to Music While Lying On The Bed In Her Blue Pajamas, as a tinnitus remedy
The 3 Best Tinnitus Remedies and 6 to Avoid
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a person drinking a glass of water in bed after waking up dizzy
Woke Up Dizzy? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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an older adult eating a salad, to represent how taste buds change as we age
Why You Can't Taste as Well After 40, and What to Do About It
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Woman Smells Aromatherapy Essential Oil, as part of smell training to recover from COVID-19 loss of smell
Can 'Smell Training' Help You Regain Your Sense of Smell After COVID?
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Beautiful Woman Using Nasal Spray for a sinus infection
8 Things ENT Doctors Do When They Have a Sinus Infection
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mid adult woman using a tissue for her constant runny nose
12 Reasons Your Nose Is Always Running, and What to Do About It
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Woman drinking tea and using nasal spray, as a natural remedy for sinus infections
The 9 Best Natural Remedies for Sinus Infections, and 3 to Skip
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Asian Woman Drinking Water from Reusable Metallic Water Bottle
9 Reasons Your Mouth Suddenly Tastes Like Metal
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Illustration of a person sleeping with earplugs
How Bad Is It Really to Sleep With Earplugs Every Night?
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7 Things That Cause a Swollen Taste Bud
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woman with curly black hair lying in bed with her hand over her ear because of an earache
The 9 Best Natural Remedies for an Earache
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Young adult woman putting ear drops in her ear to remove earwax
The 2 Best Ways to Remove Ear Wax, and 3 Methods to Avoid
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6 Reasons You Suddenly Have More Earwax Than Usual
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woman sneezing into a tissue
Why Sneezes Smell, and What 4 Scents Mean
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adult doing tree pose as an example of a balance exercise, a natural remedy for vertigo
The 10 Best Natural Remedies for Vertigo
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woman working at her desk and holding a tissue to stop her nosebleed
5 Things That Cause Frequent Nosebleeds and How to Stop Them
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woman in bed drinking water to stop post-nasal drip
5 Ways to Stop Post-Nasal Drip, According to a Doctor
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A bunch of bamboo cotton swabs meant to clean earwax
What Your Ear Wax Can Tell You About Your Health
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A person reading on the couch with a humidifier next to them, as a dry nose remedy
Struggling With Dry Nose? Here Are 9 Things That Can Help
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A person with long brown hair at home drinking tea as a natural remedy for a sore throat
The 11 Best Natural Remedies for a Sore Throat (and 2 to Skip)
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Illustration of a person using a cotton swab in her ears
How Bad Is It Really to Use Q-Tips in Your Ears?
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9 Tips for Staying Fed When You've Lost Your Sense of Taste and Smell
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A man touching his ear because he has a bad smell behind his ears
This Is Why Behind Your Ears Smells So Bad
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women hand picking napkin/tissue paper from the tissue box
What Your Snot Can Tell You About Your Health
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A young woman in a bathrobe enjoys bed and drinks a cocktail
Strep Throat and Alcohol: Can I Drink While Sick?
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cropped photo of person with strep throat drinking coffee from white mug
Can I Drink Coffee if I Have Strep Throat?
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Front view of mature woman holding pills and rubbing her neck with pain
Food Poisoning and Sore Throat
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Coffee day
Nose Bleeds & Caffeine
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Why You Get Nosebleeds After Exercising
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Traditional bread
Gluten Intolerance & a Sore Throat
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Close view of a woman with a sore throat after drinking
How to Prevent and Soothe a Sore Throat After Drinking Alcohol
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Can I Exercise if I Have an Inner Ear Infection?
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profile of a child with pierced ears wearing a purple top and drinking a glass of milk, wondering if dairy is bad for congestion
Is Dairy Bad for Congestion?
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Can Diet Lead to Dizziness or Lightheadedness?
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Can Supplements Cause Tinnitus, and Can Any Vitamins Help?
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Kimchi cabbage
Is Spicy Food Good for the Sinuses?
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Close up of a person touching their throat, feeling throat pain after throwing up
Why Your Throat Hurts After Throwing Up and How to Soothe It
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Laryngitis and Exercise
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Sick person wearing a grey sweater and a white blanket drinking soup for a sore throat
The Best Hot Soups to Soothe a Sore Throat (and What to Avoid)
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Why Do I Feel Dizzy While Exercising?
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Sore Throat After Drinking Beer
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Can Exercise Make Strep Throat Worse?
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What Should You Eat or Drink When You Feel Lightheaded?
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Nurse in blue scrubs sitting down, resting his eyes from getting dizzy while drinking caffeine.
Does Caffeine Cause Dizziness?
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At our ear, nose and throat conditions page, we understand that ENT conditions can significantly impact your quality of life. We offer a variety of resources to help you better understand various conditions related to these areas, including information on symptoms, causes and treatment options.

Our team of medical experts provides in-depth articles on specific ENT conditions, as well as general information on ENT health. We also offer advice on how to cope with the emotional effect of these conditions, as well as information on various ENT-related resources and support.

Whether you're dealing with a specific ENT condition yourself or are supporting a loved one through the process, this page has something for you. We offer practical tips for managing symptoms and side effects, advice on how to communicate effectively with healthcare providers and information on various ENT-related resources and services."