Sleep apnea is one of the most misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed medical conditions because so many doctors just don’t suspect this common disorder when patients present with its troubling symptoms. Read more…
You settle comfortably in bed and are halfway between wakefulness and falling sleep when suddenly you realize you’ve stopped breathing: You’re gasping for breath, trying to get in air. The episode lasts only a second Read more...
If heart palpitations have been scaring you due to frequency, duration or just the way they feel, you need to know exactly what to tell a cardiologist. Read more…
In chronic heart failure can your kidneys suddenly get a lot worse even though the echocardiogram says your cardiac functioning has been stable for several years? Read more…
Cardiorenal failure is a classic chicken-or-egg scenario, in that it’s not always clear-cut which came first: heart failure or kidney failure. Read more…
What are the possible causes of a sudden but briefly racing heart with shortness of breath? And do the causes differ with young people vs. older? Read more…
It’s that time again: About four hours after you’ve eaten, your GERD is really acting up. Read more…
Yes, it happens: People in the 20 something age range can have a cholesterol number of 250, even 300. This would be alarming for a 20-year-old to hear from their doctor. But one number alone, Read more...
Sudden intense jaw pain that wakes you in the middle of the night could be caused by a heart attack. Read more…
If you suddenly feel tightness in your chest but have no other symptoms, what are the odds that this could be a heart attack, especially if you have the classic risk factors? Risk Factors for Read more...
Certainly there has to be a tipping point or threshold after which the amount of salt every day can hurt one’s heart. Read more…
Have you been feeling “heart palpitations” in your neck? Wondering if a fluttering feeling in your neck might mean that something’s wrong with your carotid artery, such as a blockage from carotid artery disease? Read more...
So can acute decompensated heart failure occur with higher ejection fractions? In other words, with mild to moderately reduced ejection fraction in the range of 40 to 50%? Read more…
Just how long CAN a person with chronic heart failure live? First off, not all people with chronic heart failure experience congestion (which causes fluid retention). Read more…
An acoustic neuroma is a slow growing brain tumor that, if not caught earlier, can start affecting nerves that involve the face. The nerve that controls facial function is not the same as the one Read more...
Persistent dripping or draining from the nose is a concerning symptom and has a possible connection to an acoustic neuroma. This brain tumor almost always affects just one ear and is benign and slow growing. Read more...
An acoustic neuroma is a brain tumor that grows slowly and can cause a variety of symptoms that usually correspond to its size: small or large, or somewhere in between. Read Read more...
Because an acoustic neuroma is a brain tumor that causes tinnitus in one ear, one has to wonder what it actually sounds like. Read more…
There are many causes of twitching involving the face, and a type of brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma can be one of them. But if you have an acoustic neuroma, facial twitching should not Read more...
Gamma Knife surgery is one of the treatment options for an acoustic neuroma, a type of brain tumor. But Gamma Knife surgery can have side effects. If you’ve been diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, you Read more...