From environmental and seasonal elements to food and pet triggers, allergies can be caused by a variety of elements, especially when it comes to children’s allergies. While over-the-counter medications and avoiding triggering materials can relieve mild symptoms, severe and potentially life-threatening allergies will require medical treatment and management. Fortunately, Dr. Pankaj Gupta of Wake Ear, […]
Hearing plays an important part in our lives—it helps keep us vigilant to our surroundings and contributes to our ability to enjoy activities, such as listening to music and watching movies. Unfortunately, hearing loss currently affects about 48 million Americans according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. If you are struggling with this issue, […]
Find out if your daytime exhaustion and snoring could be the result of a sleep disorder. Your partner tells you that you snore all the time and that it’s so loud that it keeps them up at night. While this might sound like an amusing story that happens to many couples, for some snorers, these […]
Hearing loss may be more common than you care to realized. The audiologists at Cary, NC, can help. The reasons behind hearing loss vary in their causes and manifestations, and happens to people of all ages. It is important to understand how hearing works before discussing causes and treatments for hearing loss though. Symptoms of […]
Allergies are a common autoimmune condition. Allergies provoke overproduction of something called histamines. At Wake Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists & Wake Sinus Center, Dr. Pankaj Gupta tracks down allergic triggers with state-of-the-art testing and helps patients manage symptoms. He can help you feel better, too. What signs show you have allergies Sometimes, people who […]
A cleft palate is a birth defect that affects the shape and formation of the roof of the mouth, causing a split in either the soft tissue or the bony portion. This condition occurs early on in pregnancy as the baby is developing. Of course, a cleft palate will not be detected until after a […]
A cleft palate is a birth defect that affects the shape and formation of the roof of the mouth, causing a split in either the soft tissue or the bony portion. This condition occurs early on in pregnancy as the baby is developing. Of course, a cleft palate will not be detected until after a […]
While it might not seem like there is a purpose behind why your ear produces earwax, there most certainly is. Even though a lot of people try to clean out their ears on their own, it’s important to remember that ears are self-cleaning. This means that the earwax will typically just come out on its own. Of course, […]
A sinus infection can happen to anyone and is normally nothing to worry about. However, recurring sinus infections can be the sign of a more serious condition called sinusitis requiring the help of your ear, nose, and throat doctor. They may suggest balloon sinuplasty, a common and effective treatment for sinusitis. Find out more about […]
If you’ve ever suffered from a stuffy nose, facial pain, and pressure around the nose, cheeks, and eyes, or experienced postnasal drip (in which nasal mucus drains down your throat), then you’ve experienced a sinus infection before. A sinus infection, also known as sinusitis, occurs when the nasal passages become inflamed or irritated. Sometimes an […]