Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Allergies
Allergies affect over 100 million people annually in the U.S., and while they are often seen as a minor issue, they can have disruptive consequences. Understanding how to best manage your allergy symptoms can help prevent negative side effects and improve your day-to-day life. Effects of Allergies Allergies can make routine tasks challenging with the…
Can Indoor Plants Help With Allergies?
For more than 100 million Americans each year, allergies can make the simplest activities uncomfortable, producing disruptive symptoms such as runny nose, sneezing and coughing. Indoor plants have long been suggested as a potential natural remedy for improving air quality and alleviating allergy symptoms, but can they actually improve allergy symptoms? The Air-Purifying Power of…
How Has the Pandemic Impacted Speech Development?
The pandemic didn’t make being a kid easy. While online school, no play dates and staying home weren’t ideal, it turns out that these preventative measures to slow the spread of COVID also had a serious impact on children’s speech skills. Evidence shows that new speech disorder diagnoses more than doubled during the pandemic, with…
The Importance of Screening for Head & Neck Cancer
As otolaryngologists are most likely to deal with head and neck cancers, it’s important to remind your patients that regularly screening for these types of tumors will greatly aid in prevention and treatment for at-risk individuals. Head and neck cancers most often originate in the squamous cells lining the mucosal surfaces inside the head and…
Eat Well for Healthy Hearing
You’ve probably heard the phrase “you are what you eat.” While that may not be entirely true, the foods you consume can have a positive effect on your hearing. Studies indicate foods rich in certain nutrients can help boost your hearing. In some cases, they may even help prevent or delay hearing loss. Omega-3 Fatty…
Look and Feel Your Best During the Holidays
Celebrate the holidays with a season of self-care! Don’t miss our offers on Botox and Face / Neck Microneedling so you can feel your best during this special time of year. You can receive: These specials will run for 12 days, December 4-19. Call us at (503) 581-1567 or schedule an appointment online with Jillian…
Winter Is Prime Time for Allergy Testing
Do you experience common allergy symptoms like runny nose, sneezing and itchy eyes or throat? You likely look forward to the winter months when these symptoms typically subside. While you may not be thinking about your allergies much during this time, it turns out that you should give them some thought—winter is an ideal time…
Prevent Painful Falls by Preserving Your Sense of Balance
As we age, in addition to hearing loss we may have to contend with equilibrium and balance problems that can lead to fall related injuries. Chronic balance disorders affect nearly 8 million people in the U.S. They are most commonly caused by BPPV, a condition in which calcium crystals in the inner ear break loose,…
Five Foods To Fight Off the Wintertime Allergy, Cold and Flu Season
Ensuring your immune system stays strong—and you stay healthy—this winter could be as simple as adding these vitamin- and mineral-rich foods to your plate. Spinach There’s a reason spinach made Popeye feel stronger—it’s packed with vitamins, protein and iron! The vitamin C in spinach increases your iron uptake to enhance red blood cell functioning, vitamin…
Choose Healthy Habits for Healthy Aging
What do hearing loss and lowered stress levels have in common? Reducing both can lead to healthier aging in the long run, including a decrease in cognitive decline. Studies show that higher stress throughout life can lead to a greater chance of cognitive decline in one’s later years. In honor of Healthy Aging Month this…
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