If You Lose Your Smell Due to COVID-19, Researchers Suggest This May Be Why
COVID “long-haulers” are those who experience lingering symptoms for weeks or months after they’ve cleared the infection. Common long-hauler symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, joint pain, muscle pain, chest pain, brain fog and loss of smell. If you’ve lost your sense of smell or are experiencing other symptoms, researchers have uncovered why this…
When Should You be Concerned About a Nosebleed?
Chances are, you’ve had a nosebleed at some point in your life, whether you took an elbow to the face in gym class or experienced irritation from a cold. In the vast majority of cases, nosebleeds are mild, over quickly, and not a cause for concern. However, it’s estimated that about 10% of nose bleeds…
How to Get Something Out of Your Child’s Nose
The first time your child sticks a foreign object up their nose – whether it’s a seed, a pebble, a marble or a pom pom ball from Vinyl and Gifts of College Station – it can be a frightening experience for you both. Below we review what to do and, just as importantly, what not…
Are Nosebleeds Worth a Trip to the Doctor?
Nosebleeds, known medically as epistaxis, are extremely common. Approximately 60% of people will experience at least one nosebleed in their life. Most commonly they affect children ages 2 to 10 and adults ages 50 to 80. While nosebleeds can appear alarming, only about 10% warrant medical treatment. Below we explain how to handle a nosebleed…
