Post-nasal drip occurs when mucus moves down your throat, causing irritation and cough. Here’s how medical professionals say you can stop it in its tracks.

As if that weren’t enough, she noted, “excess mucus can also obstruct the sinuses and when it becomes trapped this encourages bacteria to grow. If it hangs out for a long time, the increased amount of ...

Sinuses are interconnected, hollow spaces located in the skull that connect to the nasal passages. They help filter the air we breathe and act as another level of immune defense. Sinuses are lined ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sinusitis is often mistaken for a cold that just won't clear. (Getty Images ) A lingering cold can be frustrating. You expect the ...

Dear Doctors: Can you please talk about sinusitis? I’ve been having headaches and postnasal drip for a few months, and I thought it was because of my allergies. But my brother, who is a nurse, thinks ...

A sinus infection (sinusitis) is caused by a virus or (sometimes) bacteria that creates swelling in the nasal passages. Oftentimes, sinus infections come with or after a viral upper respiratory ...

Most people are familiar with bacterial sinus infections that come with seasonal colds or allergies, but another, potentially more serious type of infection often goes unrecognized until it causes ...

When, before I became a father, I saw my grandmother suck mucus out of the nostrils of babies I little realised that, some day, I, too, as a parent, would help relieve nasal congestion in my babies in ...

Piedmont Augusta is seeing a rise in patients uncertain whether their symptoms are caused by seasonal allergies, sinus ...

Scientists say the difference may lie in how quickly your body fights back.

Nose hair acts as the first checkpoint for inhaled air, as larger particles like dust, pollen, and debris are filtered out before they reach the deeper airways. The strands are at the front of the ...

One of the most bothersome things about being sick or having seasonal allergies is that it makes your nose stuffy and blocked ...