DEFINITION This chronic inflammation of the nose is characterized by roomy nasal cavities and foul-smelling large crusts in the posterior…

SYRINGING: The Safest Ear Cleaning Practice
Ear syringing is a method used to remove accumulated wax or foreign bodies (except organic foreign body which swells upon…

How to Safely Clean Ear Wax from Your Baby’s Ears?
It is important to keep your child’s ears clean, but remember that having some earwax is not harmful. Earwax is…

From Ear Infection to Mastoid Complication: Explaining Acute Mastoiditis Top Symptoms and Treatments
The otitis media is one of the most commonly treated infections. In acute otitis media (AOM), the disease process is…

CHOANAL ATRESIA’s Top Symptoms and Diagnosis
Choanal Atresia refers to the closure of the posterior nasal choana. This congenital anomaly is caused by the persistence of…

NON-ALLERGIC RHINITIS: Its Classification, Clinical Features, & Management
Approximately 10% of the population suffers from chronic or recurrent nasal symptoms. The prevalence of Non-Allergic Rhinitis (NAR) in otolaryngology…

BELL’S PALSY: The Definition, It’s Causes, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, & Prognosis
DEFINITION BELL’S PALSY is an idiopathic demyelinating disease. It is characterized by acute isolated unilateral lower motor neuron facial paralysis.…

HEADACHES: Diverse Causes, Types, & Management of Cranial Pain
Headache is one of the commonest symptoms of medicine. In addition to the long list of medical causes, there is…

FACIAL PAIN- The Invisible Agony: It’s TYPES, and the UNDERLYING FACTORS Responsible
Facial pain can occur due to many different disorders of the nose and paranasal sinuses, teeth and gums, eyes and…

PEDIATRIC RHINOSINUSITIS: Understanding Its Impact on Children’s Health
Pediatric Rhinosinusitis (RS) is a multifactorial disease, and the importance of the predisposing factors changes with increasing age. Depending on…

FUNGAL SINUSITIS: Understanding Its Deep Impact on Respiratory Health
Definition: FUNGAL SINUSITIS is inflammation of paranasal sinuses caused by fungal infection. It is a broad term used to describe…

EAR INFECTION: A Closer Look at the COMMON CULPRITS
GRANULAR MYRINGITIS MALIGNANT or NECROTIZING OTITIS EXTERNA (MOE) This rare Otitis Externa of immunocompromised patients is an aggressive and potentially…