The Facial Triangle of Danger (Even Death)

Taken from Wikipedia If you draw a line between the eyebrow to the corners of the lip, a triangle is created which delimits a region esoteri...

Pencil Drawings of the Aging Ear, Nose, and Mouth

Came across these beautiful pencil drawings of a collection of 60 ears, noses, and mouths arranged chronologically from ages 16 to 90. Drawn...

"Mother's Kiss" to Remove Nasal Foreign Bodies

In 1965, a general practitioner Vladimir Ctibor described the "Mother's Kiss" technique of removing nasal foreign bodies in a ...

Why Does Burping after Drinking Soda Burn the Nose?

I do not believe this question has actually been scientifically studied... but I can hazard a guess. Sodas are those flavored fizzy drinks l...

Spider Found Living in Woman's Ear for 5 Days

Thanks to @beubank for alerting me to this story about a spider who lived in a woman's ear for 5 days before being removed. As an asid...

Nasal Congestion or Obstruction During Pregnancy

When a woman becomes pregnant, it is not unusual for the nose to become quite congested ... uncomfortably so, even to the point of being una...

Lithium Disc Battery Danger for Kids (and Hot Dogs)

In the last 10 years, 13 deaths related to swallowed batteries have been reported, 12 of which were due to disc batteries (20 millimeter lit...

Bacon Can Stop Nosebleeds! No joke...

When I saw this research, I had to re-read it to believe it... Nasal packing with good-old fashioned bacon stops nosebleeds !!! Yes... you h...

Amoeba Deaths from Neti-Pot Use and How to Minimize Risk

In the past few weeks, there have been numerous stories about the 2nd death in Louisiana from Neti-Pot use leading to an amoeba infection o...

Nasal Dripologist

I always thought that pediatricians, primary care physicians, allergists, and ENTs were the true nasal dripologists, but I guess I'm wr...

Why Does the Nose Whistle in Some People?

Though most people like the professional nose whistler shown here require an instrument to enable the nose to whistle, in others it occurs ...

New Webpage on Facial Fractures and Nasal Fractures

Our office has created a new webpage describing the evaluation and management of not only nasal fractures, but also facial fractures. Fract...

Shape of Human Nose Influenced by Climate

The basic function of the human nose is to warm and humidify the air before it reaches the lungs. Because of the wide variation of human hab...

Steroid and Anti-Histamine All-In-One Nasal Spray!

Meda Pharmaceuticals has announced a new nasal spray "Dymista" that contains both a steroid and an anti-histamine active ingredie...