When you're struck by a head cold, flu or allergies, symptoms can quickly intensify as congestion travels to the sinuses. The result: Swelling that feels like a pressure cooker inside your head, with ...

Changes in air pressure when flying can worsen symptoms of a sinus infection. While it’s best to avoid flying with a sinus infection, there are things you can do before and during your flight to ...

What one North Texas mom thought was an ear infection landed her son in the hospital for brain surgery. It’s been a whirlwind week and a half for Kendra Smith and her son Christopher Bryant. Smith ...

Ear pressure is the sensation of fullness or stuffiness within the ear. Ways of relieving it include chewing gum, using ear drops, and treating any underlying conditions, such as sinus congestion. Ear ...

It's respiratory virus season — and between RSV, the flu, and COVID-19, there’s no shortage of contagious viruses making people cough, sneeze, and ache right now. And if you've got a stuffy nose, you ...

DEAR DOCTORS: My nose has been plugged up for a few weeks from a sinus infection. Now my left ear is feeling full, and sounds are muffled. Can that be related? My dad says yes. (He has GERD, and he ...

There are several causes of sharp pain in the ear, including pressure changes and infections. Most cases of ear pain do not require medical treatment and resolve independently. The medical name for ...