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Fear of the breathing tube: where does it come from?
Are you afraid of intubation? Are you once again putting off the decision to go for surgery? Is intubation during surgery necessary? What is a tube inserted into the mouth used for and how do you...
Chronic sore throat - the cause may not be obvious
A chronic sore throat can affect the quality of sleep, daily functioning, general wellbeing and raise health concerns. Although sore throats are quite common and usually go away on their own,...
Oesophageal cancer - symptoms, causes and prognosis
Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption or reflux disease are the most common causes of oesophageal cancer. This cancer mainly affects older people. What are the symptoms of oesophageal cancer, when...
Earache and sore throat - could it be coronavirus?
Sorethroat and earache are common complaints and can occur with COVID-19 infection. However, they are not always a cause for concern. Sore throat and ear ache are usually a symptom of a minor cold....
Angina in summer? Yes, it's possible!
Angina can become the bane of a holiday trip. Group A beta haemolytic streptococci, which cause tonsillitis, multiply under favourable conditions whatever the season.
One cause of severe sore throat - infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis is a disease that manifests itself in many different ways, from a severe sore throat to swollen tonsils, an enlarged spleen and a feeling of general fatigue. Because of the...
Sore throat - is it always tonsillitis?
Acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis, manifested by pain, is an inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa, often with involvement of the lymphatic tissue of the throat. Its aetiology depends largely on age,...
Plaut-Vincent's angina - what should you know about this disease?
Angina has probably been encountered by all of us. What causes the disease? What is the course of treatment? Can the disease be effectively prevented?
Voice loss: what can be done to regain the voice faster?
Voice loss is most often due to laryngitis. There are various causes of this problem, ranging from respiratory infections to excessive use of the voice or irritation of the respiratory tract by some...
Sore throat: when should you go to the doctor and when can you treat it with home remedies?
We all get sore throats - after all, it is one of the most common human ailments. While most of the time it can be dealt with by home remedies, sometimes it is necessary to resort to...
Rinses for a sore throat - what's worth investing in?
Is your throat scratching? Does it hurt? Maybe it is the beginning of a viral or bacterial infection? In such a situation, it is worth reaching for home remedies that will help you fight the...
Acute pharyngitis - symptoms and treatments
Pain, scratching, problems swallowing - inconspicuous symptoms can develop into the much more serious acute pharyngitis. How can you help yourself? What can you do if the symptoms get much worse?
Sore throat in pregnancy - how do you help yourself?
A sore throat can occur at any time of the year. When we have a sore throat, we reach for over-the-counter medicinal products. What medicines can we reach for when our throat hurts and... we are...
Laryngeal papillomas in children - what are they and how to guard against them?
Laryngeal papillomas in children are pathological structures whose strong tendency to grow causes a direct threat to the patency of the airways. Infection can occur via the bloodstream - during...
What could be the reasons for frequent grunting?
Everybody grunts - it is completely natural and helps, among other things, to eliminate mucus lingering in the throat and any impurities that have entered with the air. Some people, however, find...
Subglottic hemangioma - what is it and how to treat it?
A subglottic hemangioma in infants is a pathological condition and at the same time very dangerous for the child's health and life, due to its location, as it blocks the airways and can lead to the...
Volume-Viscosity Screening Test as a screening diagnostic tool for swallowing disorders
Swallowing disorders are a pathology present in society, and there is now a growing population of people suffering from this condition. However, the health consequences of this affect not only the...
Oropharyngeal cancer: what complaints can lead to its suspicion?
Cancer of the throat is not a common cancer, but it is nevertheless worth talking about. This is because, if diagnosed at an early stage, oropharyngeal cancer has a good prognosis; on the other hand,...
Pharyngeal swab - when is this test performed?
A pharyngeal swab is one of the tests that is sometimes performed on patients with various infections - in particular, it is used in the case of certain pharyngitis. Some, but not all - so when is a...
Tonsil stones - one possible cause of bad breath
Bad breath is usually blamed on inadequate oral hygiene, but the truth is that the problem can have many other causes - one of them being tonsil stones. The reasons for the development of tonsil...
Odynophagia - causes, symptoms, treatment
Odynophagia is defined as a problem in which a patient's swallowing of anything leads to pain. Odynophagia can be short-lived and resolve quickly, or it can persist in a person for a long period of...
Silent stress
Dysphonia, a disorder of vocal function, is a very important determinant of one's sense of functioning in society and, more specifically, of communicating with the world around one. Perceived...
