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allergic to holidays: woman with headache touching her sinuses.

Do you feel like you’re allergic to the holidays?

Environment, fragrance sensitivity can be factors in seasonal allergy symptoms

Michelle Erpenbach ⋅ 3 min read

Health care worker helps an audiology patient fit accessories to her hearing implant.

Hearing implant helps Sanford employee after years of issues

Jason Anschutz ⋅ 7 min read

A toddler rides in a green wagon down a hospital hallway.

Toddler’s throat healing after swallowing button batteries

Simon Floss ⋅ 9 min read

Shot of a young woman blowing her nose while sitting at home.

Are allergy medications safe to use during pregnancy?

JoLyn Seitz, MD ⋅ 5 min read

Same day surgery center room. Sterile operating room with an operating table, two computer monitors and other digital instruments.

Same day surgery center offers more ways to care for you

Erin Horn ⋅ 4 min read

Sanford Health doctor in surgical mask consults a patient in an exam room.

Sneezing uncontrollably? Know when to see a specialist

If your usual approach isn’t working, allergy symptoms might mean an infection

Simon Floss ⋅ 4 min read

Audiology patient notices ‘night-and-day’ hearing difference

Trying hearing aids for the first time, Eileen Kiemelle can hear family again

Simon Floss ⋅ 8 min read

A girl stretches with her arms in the air after waking up in front of a window of sunshine

How to make air in your home as safe and clean as possible

Ensure high-quality air by keeping tabs on pollutants, dust, humidity, illnesses

SHN Staff ⋅ 16 min read

Sneezing and itchy eyes are often associated with springtime allergies. Controlling the symptoms can eliminate confusion with symptoms associated with the coronavirus.

Spring allergies: How they differ from the coronavirus

Allergy specialist: Nasal congestion usually points to allergies, not COVID-19

Mick Garry ⋅ 5 min read

Voice disorders and treatments. Grandpa and grandson sing and play a duet in the child's room, with grandpa smiling and playing guitar and grandson smiling and playing cymbals.

Spasmodic dysphonia: A rare but treatable voice disorder

Sanford patient had trouble speaking on the phone and even in person for years

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Sanford Health Dr. Michael Sand with his sleep apnea brace.

Sleep apnea brace offers comfortable alternate to CPAP mask

Sanford Health doctor and sleep apnea sufferer invents device

Carson Walker ⋅ 4 min read

Ear infections: Doctor checks a baby's ears

Ear infections in children: What to do when their ears hurt

Fever, crying with a cold or complaints of ear pain are signs to see a doctor

SHN Staff ⋅ 6 min read

Pediatrician checking tonsils of a little patient in hospital room.

Tonsillectomies: Updated guidelines for surgery and care

Doctors now recommend limiting who gets the surgery and how they manage pain

Mick Garry ⋅ 4 min read

A male patient wearing goggles lies down on an exam table while a physical therapist adjusts the patients eyewear with her hands.

Goggles help physical therapists treat vertigo

People with balance issues can find relief with high-tech eye tracking

Mick Garry ⋅ 7 min read

Jessica Hagg talks about ear crystals

Ear crystals: What they are and how they can cause dizziness

"Your crystals are like concrete. Once concrete cracks, it keeps cracking."

Megan Quandt ⋅ 6 min read