Ear, Nose, and Throat
Learn about ear, nose, and throat health
When you have plugged ears, a runny nose, and a sore throat, you might just assume that you have a cold. But not all ear, nose, and throat symptoms are caused by the common cold. Checking up on your symptoms is important. What may seem harmless could turn into something more serious. Knowing what is causing your ear, nose, or throat symptoms can help you find the right treatment. Our topics can show you different health problems related to the ear, nose, and throat. Find the right treatment, or learn what you can do to care for yourself at home.
Find out more about your ear, nose, and throat symptoms in topics such as:
Health Topics
- Acupressure Bands for Motion Sickness
- Age-Related Hearing Loss
- Allergic Reaction
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergy Shots (Immunotherapy) for Allergic Rhinitis
- Alternative Treatment Methods for Allergies
- Anesthesia
- Anesthesia: Malignant Hyperthermia Response
- Anosmia
- Bad or Changed Breath
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
- Blocked Eustachian Tubes
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Endoscopic and Laser Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Blocked Tear Ducts: Infracturing
- Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo
- Broken Nose (Nasal Fracture)
- Causes of Snoring and Sleep Apnea
- Chemical Ablation for Vertigo
- Cochlear Implants and Meningitis
- Colds
- Complications of Allergic Rhinitis
- Complications of Ear Infections
- Complications of Sinusitis
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Disc Battery in the Nose
- Diuretics for Ménière's Disease
- Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo
- Dry Coughs
- Ear Canal Problems (Swimmer's Ear)
- Ear Infection and Hearing Loss
- Ear Infections
- Ear Injuries and Hearing Loss
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 11 and Younger
- Ear Problems and Injuries, Age 12 and Older
- Ear Problems: Changes in Air Pressure
- Earwax
- Endoscopic Surgery for Sinusitis
- Environmental Illness
- Environmental Illness in Children
- Environmental Illness: Evaluating Your Home or Workplace
- Epley and Semont Maneuvers for Vertigo
- Evaluating Your Child's Hearing
- Facial Injuries
- Facial Problems, Noninjury
- Frequent Nosebleeds
- General Anesthesia
- Ginger for Motion Sickness
- Harmful Noise Levels
- Hay Fever and Other Seasonal Allergies
- Headaches
- Hearing Aids
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Protectors
- Hearing Self-Test
- How We Hear
- Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Laryngitis
- Living With More Than One Health Problem
- Medical History for Allergic Rhinitis
- Medicines That Cause Hearing Loss
- Ménière's Disease
- Ménière's Disease and Sodium
- Mild, Moderate, and Severe Vertigo
- Monitoring During Anesthesia
- Mononucleosis (Mono)
- Mononucleosis Complications
- Motion Sickness
- Nasal Disks for Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (Acoustic Trauma)
- Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
- Nose Injuries
- Nosebleeds
- Object Stuck in the Throat
- Objects in the Ear
- Objects in the Nose
- Oral Breathing Devices for Snoring
- Other Problems With Symptoms Similar to Allergic Rhinitis
- Over-the-Counter Medicines for Allergies
- Physical Exam for Allergic Rhinitis
- Physical Exam for Mononucleosis
- Postoperative Problems
- Pregnancy: Nosebleeds and Bleeding Gums
- Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving
- Preventing Falls in Older Adults
- Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance
- Procedural Sedation
- Productive Coughs
- Pseudomonas Infection
- Radiofrequency Palatoplasty for Snoring
- Recurrent Ear Infections and Persistent Effusion
- Relieving A Cough
- Removal of Nasal Adhesions
- Repair of a Deviated Septum (Septoplasty)
- Repair of Choanal Atresia
- Repair of Nasal Septal Perforation
- Repair of Oromaxillary Fistula
- Rhinoplasty
- Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus)
- Saltwater Washes (Nasal Saline Lavage or Irrigation) for Sinusitis
- Scarlet Fever
- Scleroderma
- Screening for Hearing Problems
- Sinus Surgery for Sinusitis
- Sinusitis
- Sinusitis and Mucous Membrane
- Sinusitis: Over-the-Counter Medicines
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Apnea Complications
- Sleep Apnea: Fiber-Optic Pharyngoscopy
- Sleep Apnea: Less Common Surgeries
- Sleep Apnea: Oral Devices
- Sleep Apnea: Uvulopalatoplasty
- Snoring
- Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Medical History
- Snoring and Sleep Apnea: Physical Exam
- Sore Throat
- Stages of Sleep Apnea
- Stopping a Nosebleed
- Strep Throat
- Strep Throat Complications
- Strep Throat: Home Treatment
- Swallowed Button Disc Battery, Magnet, or Object with Lead
- Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
- Symptoms of Ear Infection
- Tonsillectomy
- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring
- Tonsillitis
- Tracheostomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Treating a Sore Throat Caused by Postnasal Drip
- Tubes for Ear Infections
- Types of Allergens
- Types of Allergic Rhinitis
- Using Antibiotics Wisely
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Snoring
- Vertigo: Level 1 (Easy) Balance Exercises
- Vertigo: Level 2 (Harder) Balance Exercises
- Vertigo: Senses That Help Your Balance and Position
- Vertigo: Walking Exercises
- Voice Problems
Medications
- Analgesics for Sinusitis
- Antibiotics for Middle Ear Infection
- Antibiotics for Sinusitis
- Antibiotics for Strep Throat
- Antiemetics (Phenothiazines)
- Antihistamines for Allergic Rhinitis
- Antihistamines for Vertigo
- Corticosteroids for Allergic Rhinitis
- Corticosteroids for Sinusitis
- Decongestants for Allergic Rhinitis
- Decongestants for Sinusitis
- Decongestants for Snoring
- Eyedrops for Allergic Rhinitis
- Ipratropium Bromide for Allergic Rhinitis
- Leukotriene Modifiers for Allergic Rhinitis
- Mucolytics for Sinusitis
- Nasal Corticosteroid Sprays for Snoring
- Scopolamine
- Sedatives for Vertigo
- Wakefulness-Promoting Medicines
Make a Wise Decision
- Allergies: Should I Take Allergy Shots?
- Ear Infection: Should I Give My Child Antibiotics?
- Ear Problems: Should My Child Be Treated for Fluid Buildup in the Middle Ear?
- Hearing Loss: Should I Get Hearing Aids?
- Sinusitis: Should I Have Surgery?
- Sinusitis: Should I Take Antibiotics?
- Sleep Apnea: Should I Have a Sleep Study?
- Sleep Apnea: Should I Have Surgery?
- Sore Throat: Should I Take Antibiotics?
- Tonsillitis: Should My Child Have a Tonsillectomy?
Last Revised: August 24, 2011
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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