Hiking with Allergies: How to Enjoy the Outdoors Without the Sneezing
With fall fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to spend your weekends hiking around Arbor Hills Nature Preserve or one of the other gorgeous hikes around Plano. However, if you’re one of approximately 24 million people in the U.S. who suffer from environmental allergies, the great outdoors can sometimes feel more like a challenge than…
Allergies and Exercise: How to Stay Active Without Suffering
Routine exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. While physical activity is beneficial for overall health, it can sometimes exacerbate allergy symptoms, so for those with allergies it may feel frustrating to exercise. Read along to learn more to manage allergy symptoms so you can still enjoy the benefits of working out. Understanding…
Can An ENT Diagnose Asthma?
Whether you have been diagnosed with asthma or think you might have asthma symptoms without a formal diagnosis, an ENT can be an excellent resource for getting an accurate diagnosis and determining a proper treatment plan. Having an ear, nose, and throat specialist on your care team not only helps with managing your current symptoms…
What Kind of Doctor Should You See for A Broken Nose?
It can happen in an instant: a ball comes flying at your face, or you are in a sudden accident. The impact hits your nose, causing the bones to break and blood to start flowing. You need treatment for an urgent situation. At the same time, it’s also essential to consider the potential long-term consequences…
Do I Need a Doctor Referral to See An ENT?
If you have any symptoms affecting your ears, nose, or throat, then you might have a hunch that you need to see a specialist instead of visiting with a primary care physician. What is the process of getting an appointment with an ENT? It’s common for patients to wonder if they can go straight to…
When Should I Be Alarmed About Nosebleeds?
Everyone gets a nosebleed occasionally, and it usually isn’t an indication of a severe health problem. Whether you’ve experienced an injury on the sports field or the nasal passages are irritated by weather conditions, the bleeding often stops within a few minutes. But there are times when you should talk to a doctor or even…
Relieving Sinus Pressure: Simple Strategies to Feel Better
When the sinus pressure is building, do you feel desperate for a treatment or solution to relieve the pain and pressure? Outside, everything looks normal. But inside, it feels like your head is going to explode. Sinus pressure is commonly associated with people who have the common cold or seasonal allergies. When the nasal passages…
Does Sinus Drainage Cause a Cough?
The short answer is yes, sinus drainage can cause a persistent cough, although there are other triggers for a cough as well. It is natural and normal for the glands in your throat, airways, nose, intestinal tract, and stomach to produce mucus. In fact, it is estimated that the nose produces approximately a quart of mucus daily!…
What to Expect on Your First Visit to an ENT
If it is your first time visiting an ENT, how will this appointment differ compared to appointments you’ve attended with other doctors? Regardless of the specialist you are seeing, there are many similarities in the way the healthcare system works. At Collin County Ear, Nose, and Throat, we want to be sure you are comfortable…
When does a cold/flu become a sinus infection?
Everyone knows the dread of feeling like a cold is coming on. You eat more oranges than you have all year, but sure enough, you’re sick. Now you have been sick for days… maybe weeks? You forget what it’s like to breathe normally. What you thought was a cold might now be a sinus infection…