Sinus blockage, that frustrating feeling of pressure, stuffiness and thick mucus, can make even simple breathing feel like a chore. The sinuses are air-filled cavities in the skull that connect to ...

As the winter cold season arrived and high school volleyball season approached, a stuffy nose and a headache were annoyances for 15-year-old Aedan Jones, not alarms. But days before Christmas, the ...

“It doesn’t happen often, but a sinus infection can spread beyond the nasal passages and into the brain,” said Elizabeth Liptrap, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. “When ...

There are two things I Google more than anything else. One is the age of a celebrity, like Martha Stewart. She’s 84, because I know you want to know. I mean, how does she look so fabulous!? The second ...

Located between and above your eyebrows, the frontal sinuses develop in shapes that are as unique to each person as a fingerprint. Since 1925, they've been used by forensic anthropologists to help ...

‘Tis the season of sniffles and sinus issues. But experts say there are ways to get relief. “Sinuses are pockets of air inside our facial skeleton that produce mucus throughout the day. There are ...

After months of triple-digit heat, fall in Scottsdale feels like a long-awaited reward. The mornings are cooler, open windows are a possibility and desert sunsets are breathtakingly stunning. But for ...

“It has a huge, huge impact on almost every facet of life,” says Duncan Boak. “Not being able to breathe properly. Being bunged up all the time. Blowing your nose constantly, snot running out of your ...

Sinus surgery is more effective than antibiotics at treating chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a major clinical trial led by University College London (UCL) along with academics at the University ...

Surgery is typically a last resort for people with a chronically blocked or runny nose. But in some cases, it may actually work better than the antibiotics that are routinely prescribed to treat the ...

Whether one is traveling to the beach or mountains or visiting family across the country, altitude changes, dry air and even local allergens can take a toll on the ears, noses and throats, especially ...