Medical Advice on "Otolaryngology (E.N.T)"

I have a feel of food being stuck in my throat. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Is there such a feeling when you do not swallow anything? Is there any pain or fever or soreness? Is any mucus dripping from the back of the nose to throat? Any nose block or nasal discharge? Any problem of sinusi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

I am having chronic dry mouth. What is the treatment?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Dry mouth can be a very distressing thing. However, I need to know certain details. Kindly be as objective as possible when you answer. 1. When the SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) started for this purp...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

Is it normal to get decreased taste sensation following sinusitis?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We will help you alleviate the problem. I understand that you are a 40 year old otherwise healthy lady suffering from sinus infection. You perceive smells close up your nose but have decreased taste sensation. You are wo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

How to treat recurrent MSSA infection on preauricular sinus?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Give him Linezolid as per his weight. It is sensitive in your culture sensitivity report and it is safe in the pediatric population. Once the infection resolves, do a fistulogram study and plan for operation for a perman...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

Please help me in identifying the cause and treatment of sinusitis.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Firstly I will brief you on what you are suffering with, 1) You have an allergy, which is a disease in your blood to which your body reacts to foreign materials, and the symptoms are shown as sneezing, different in b...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Dheeraj Kumar Jonnalagadda

Does blood in mucus from nose mean nasal cancer?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Answering your questions: If it were cancer then the block would always be there and that too on the same side or both side. Therewill not be any fluctuation or diurnal variation. It will always be the side where ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

What causes a lump at the back of throat?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Mostly it is an inflammation of the lymphoid adenoid tissue as it can extend downwards from the nasopharynx. Is it painful or tender to food?  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Osama Aboborda

My tonsil stones are recurring even after using Augmentin. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Recurrent tonsil stones not relieved by antibiotics is an indication for tonsillectomy. It is a safe surgery with definite benefits. The surgeon may use the coablation technique, which causes the least post-operative pa...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shyam Kalyan N

What can be done to treat ear pain?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pain in the ear- If external ear infection was causing pain then there would have been swelling around ear visible, which I suppose is not there. Wax in external ear can also cause pain, but you do not need antibioti...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Alok Rathi

I am having eustachian tube dysfunction. What is the role of allergy in it?

Hello, Welcome to iclinq.com. Eustachian tube (ET) opening allows the passage of air into the middle ear. The middle ear is a chamber that has to maintain a certain volume of air in it for normal hearing function. For the air to go away from the mi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Alok Rathi