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Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinuses that results in symptoms such as thickened nasal drainage, nasal congestion and facial pain or pressure. Because sinusitis is often preceded by and almost always accompanied by, inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the term "rhinosinusitis" is used by ENT (ear,
Chronic refractory cough in adults is defined as a cough lasting more than 8 weeks that does not resolve with treatment for asthma/eosinophilic airway disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), or rhinosinusitis/post-nasal drip; and is not caused by smoking, angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE)
Dry eye is a major, common medical condition with significant health burden in Singapore and worldwide. As much as one third of the adult population in Asian countries are affected by dry eye. It has been shown that dry eye affects quality of life, including the performing of daily activities such
Background
Recent studies have underscored a dominant role of alloimmune injury as a leading cause of long-term graft loss in kidney transplantation. In this respect, the formation of antibodies against specific polymorphic donor antigens, commonly human leukocyte antigens (HLA), has turned out to
Background: Gulf War Illness (GWI) results in tremendous impact to quality of life. Symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and fatigue are the first (47%) and third (41%) most common symptoms of patients with GWI, respectively. These symptoms are biologically characterized by a milieu of elevated
Unrelieved postoperative pain may result not only in suffering and discomfort, but may also lead to multiple physiological and psychological consequences which can contribute to adverse perioperative outcomes. Inadequate perioperative analgesia can potentially contribute to a higher incidence of
In the pediatric population, rhinosinusitis is a common concern resulting frequently in the frequent and unsuccessful prescription of systemic oral antibiotic therapy. Children typically experience an estimated 6-8 upper respiratory illnesses per year, usually viral, and only 13% are estimated to
It is estimated that up to 50% of patients with voice disorders and 4-10% of patients seen in otolaryngology practice experience laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). LPR has been implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous laryngeal disorders, including subglottic stenosis, laryngeal carcinoma, laryngeal