Eustachian Tube Dysfunction | Ears Burning?
Ears burning? Maybe someone is talking about you! It’s like that Bonnie Raitt song, “Something to Talk About.” Or– could it be that you’re paranoid or super egocentric?
Really, in the end, it doesn’t matter what people think about you– but then again, as I’ve learned on Wisteria Lane (i.e. Desperate Housewives), it does [...]
Strep Throat
Strep Throat is caused by Group A Streptococcus, Strep throat causes fever. Strep throat causes swollen glands. Strep throat has swollen tonsil. Strep is contagious
Swimmer’s ear
Swimmer’s Ear is otitis externa. Swimmer’s ear occurs 10% Americans. Ears burning might be otitis externa. Swimmer’s ear causes ear pain, itch, hearing loss
Tinnitis: Ringing in your ear isn’t from someone talking about you
Tinnitus means the perception of sound that a person hears when there is no external source for sound. Tinnitus affects 50 million Americans, 12 million really suffer from it
Laryngitis – AAAAaaahhh….umph!
Elton John is the Rocketman. In October, I could “Feel the Love Tonight” when he sang “Your Song” at the JPJ here in Charlottesville.
But how in the world did he sing three hours nonstop without even clearing his throat? With so many rock singers destroying their voices of the years, Sir Elton has been [...]
Swimmer’s Ear – Are your ears burning?
“I’m so glad we had this time together….” Sing it, Carol Burnett! I actually have an autographed photo of Carol. She’s funny, vibrant, talented, and very giving. At the end of the show, she would always do her trademark move: the ear tug. Wiggle wiggle wiggle… Goodnight!
But if someone has otitis externa (aka [...]
Bad Breath…of Fresh Air
Garlic is food for the gods! Should I also include goddesses? (In Hollywood they no longer say actors and actresses; everyone is an actor. So to be more equal opportunity, shouldn’t I just say gods?)
Back to garlic, I love garlic– overall. I cook with it a lot! But like some women retain water during [...]
Strep Throat – Say, “Ah!” | Strep Throat | Group A Strep
The life insurance business doesn’t make sense to me. Why would a company base earnings on the hope that none of its clients bite the dust? It’s so Russian Roulette. My college buddy works for a major insurance company, so I decided to apply for term life insurance through him. Little did I know that [...]
BPV – Benign Positional Vertigo – Get off the Merry Go Round
Eighties music will live in my heart like a Celine Dion song. Okay, ix-nay on the eline-Cay ion-Day part. My mother sang opera before she went to medical school, and so I was raised on classical music. Rock and roll music made my mother swoon-while singing a high C-aaaaaah! So I didn’t really get [...]
Tinnitis: Ringing in your ear isn’t from someone talking about you
Vincent van Gogh is one of my favorite painters of all time. He was so ahead of his time that he didn’t know his “Starry Night” painting would look like a type of lymphoma under the microscope!
It’s so sad van Gogh didn’t make money with his paintings. In fact, rumors abound that he sold [...]
