Category: Throat
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Early detection of head and neck cancers-ENT symptoms
Early detection of head and neck cancer-February the 4th World Health Organization (WHO) has announced February 4th will be designated as World Cancer Day; a day where citizens worldwide are encouraged to increase awareness of what WHO is calling a “global cancer crisis.” The WHO researchers estimate that 84 million people across the globe will…
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Tips to improve voice quality for singers and reality show participants
Tips to Prevent Voice Problems and DONOT use alcohol or caffeine. Alcohol also irritates the mucous membranes that line the throat. and Drink plenty of warm water. Six to eight glasses a day is recommended. and Don’t smoke and avoid second-hand smoke. Cancer of the vocal folds is seen most often in individuals who smoke.…
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Eagle’s syndrome- Stylohyoid syndrome
Why it is called Eagle\’s Syndrome It was Eagle in 1937 an ENT surgeon at Duke University, Watt W. Eagle, described the first cases defined as “stylalgia” secondary to calcification of the stylohyoid ligament or elongated styloid process or to mineralization of the stylohyoid ligament. Usually asymptomatic, it occurs in adult patients ranged from 30…