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Ear, Nose and Throat

High-pitched voice

Monday, May 16th, 2005

I have heard about conditions where a man’s voice does not deepen very much even though he has gone through therapy. I read that sometimes the causes are psychological. I am a 21 year old male whose voice shifts between medium to high. I have read that speech therapy can help one to deepen his [...]

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Fish Bone in the Throat?

Friday, May 13th, 2005

i swallowed a fish bone five months ago. it is still possible that it may be there and causing me pain because nowadays my throat sometimes get a prickly pain.
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Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
It is highly unlikely. Theoretically, a piece of a fish bone could become encapsulated and a granuloma (hard tissue surrounding the foreign object) [...]

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Headache, Fatigue, Migraine, Sinusitis

Friday, January 14th, 2005

Here’s a headache question from M.

On Dec. 5th I became completely overwhelmed with fatigue. I had what felt like a sinus headache (over my eyes, on my forehead and temples). I was also congested (yellowish nasal discharge), nauseous with a sore throat, body aches and a low-grade fever. It was so awful that I could [...]

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