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January 2, 2025/Ear, Nose & Throat

How To Get Your Voice Back After Laryngeal Cancer Surgery

… voiceA total laryngectomy severs the connection between your windpipe and esophagus (food pipe). These surgeries directly affect breathing and speech because your airway is rerouted to the front of your neck, bypassing your mouth and …

November 16, 2021/Sleep

What’s the Best Temperature for Sleep?

… into high gear to try and get us warm again,” says Dr. Drerup. Blood vessels become constricted, breathing becomes shallow and it puts extra pressure on our cardiovascular system to get our body temperatures regulated …

January 26, 2024/Heart Health

How To Tell the Difference Between a Heart Attack and a Panic Attack

… a heart attack.Symptoms of a panic attack include:Chest pain.Pounding or racing heart.Sweating.Trouble breathing.Stomach pain or nausea.Feeling of impending doom.Sudden feelings of strong anxiety and fear.Shaking or …

Toddler eating cucumbers in mother's arms

June 26, 2023/Children's Health

Choking First Aid and Prevention in Children

… at this point, too. After the object has been removed, if your child is still having difficulty breathing, take them to the emergency room immediately.How to prevent chokingWhat can you do to prevent your …

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February 23, 2024/Ear, Nose & Throat

Why Your Throat Tickles — And How To Stop It

… feel well.AsthmaAn asthma attack can start with an itchy throat and coughing and progress to trouble breathing. “If you have asthma, it’s important to know your triggers so you can avoid them,” Dr …

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October 21, 2024/Mental Health

Recognizing the Symptoms of Being Roofied

Nobody goes out for a night on the town expecting to be drugged. But we know it happens.Having your drink spiked without your knowledge or consent is commonly called “being roofied.” And it can …

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November 7, 2024/Brain & Nervous System

Opioids and Opiates Are More Similar Than Different

Opioids and opiates ease pain and have other medicinal purposes. The two classes of drugs aren’t exactly the same, but they share many similarities. Many experts use the terms interchangeably because the drugs’ uses …

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April 15, 2022/Allergies

How a Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Meat

Bad news, burger fans: A tick bite has the potential to permanently remove red meat from your menu. A meat allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) appears to be triggered by a tick bite …

person in wheelchair at home with tracheostomy tube

September 6, 2023/Lung

How To Do Trach Care at Home

A tracheostomy is a hole, or stoma, that surgeons make in the front of your throat to help you breathe. With the help of loved ones or caregivers, managing a new tracheostomy (trach) at home …

woman at work suffering from a tension headache

March 11, 2020/Brain & Nervous System

Tame Your Tension Headaches Naturally

Pop quiz: What’s the most common type of headache? Surprisingly, it’s not a migraine. Tension headaches take the prize for the most common headache disorder. Neurologist Emad Estemalik, MD, talks tension in this …