Dysphagia is the medical term used to describe swallowing difficulties. Some people with dysphagia experience pain while swallowing, known as odynophagia.
Throat cancer is a cancer found in the pharynx or larynx, linked to tobacco and/or alcohol use, and certain viruses. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Surgeries for upper aero-digestive tract are procedures to treat problems that affect such functions as breathing, speaking, and swallowing. Learn more about these procedures.
A tracheostomy is a procedure that makes an opening in the neck in order to place a tube into the windpipe. Learn about this procedure.
Cancers that develop in the throat, larynx, mouth, nose, and sinuses.
Pharyngeal cancer affects the back of the throat (pharynx), and oropharyngeal cancer affects the back of the tongue, tonsils, soft palate, and part of the throat.
Tinnitus is a hearing problem characterized by the perception of noise or ringing in the ears. Learn about causes and treatment.
A respiratory infection that mainly affects children and causes a barking cough, hoarseness, and breathing difficulties.
When inflammation in the sinuses leads to a sinus infection (or sinusitis), you can feel drained and miserable. Sinusitis become chronic, but help is available.