A blocked nose, facial pressure and a lingering headache are often brushed off as a stubborn cold or seasonal allergy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With cold and flu season comes an increased risk of sinus infections, which can trigger a runny nose, sinus pressure, congestion ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sinus infections (also known as sinusitis) strike more than 30 million Americans each year. And if you’re one of them, you’re ...

The dreaded stuffy nose – that uncomfortable pressure and congestion that makes every breath a chore and every night’s sleep an exercise in frustration. But is it just seasonal allergies acting up, or ...

If a cold or upper respiratory infection lingers long enough, it may turn into a sinus infection known as sinusitis. Symptoms can include a runny nose and nasal congestion accompanied by pain, ...

Think that pounding pressure behind your eyes is a sinus headache? It may actually be a migraine—and knowing the difference ...

Santa may want to invest in some health insurance for his reindeer. A symptom known as the “Rudolph Sign” can be indicative of a larger infection in humans, and it’s especially common in the colder ...

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 ...

Struggling with a sinus infection that just won't go away? Instead of relying on repeated courses of antibiotics , imagine a tiny swarm of robots clearing the infection right through your nose. This ...

Humming seems too simple to have real health benefits. But researchers discovered that deliberate humming dramatically increases nitric oxide production in your sinuses, which acts as natural defense ...

A child playing on a splash pad in Arkansas. A person rinsing their sinuses with water from a recreational vehicle in Texas.

Our noses are home to a variety of bacteria. Some, like Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pneumoniae, can cause serious infections, especially when bacteria become resistant to antibiotics. Other ...