O'Halloran Clinic Blog

“Sinus” Headaches: Diagnosis and Treatment

Editor’s Note:  The following is an excerpt from Dr. O’Halloran’s book:  The Nose For Non-ENT Physicians.

Facial Pain, Pressure, “Sinus” Headache

Diagnosis

Chronic pressure and/or pain in the cheeks, around or behind the eyes.  Often described as a “sinus” headache without other symptoms of acute sinusitis.  May be unilateral or bilateral. [Read more...]

Patients: Confused Between Allergies and Chronic Sinusitis

Perhaps you’ve heard the complaints from friends and family members or voiced them yourself:  “My allergies are acting up,” “Pollen doesn’t agree with me,” or “I’ll feel better after allergy season.”

While there are many people who suffer from allergies, a new survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America [Read more...]

Book Excerpt: The Nose in 60 Minutes

The following excerpt is from Dr. Gerard O’Halloran’s book for Non-ENT Physicians entitled The Nose in 60 Minutes.

INTERESTING FACT:  THE NASAL CYCLE

80% of the population has a nasal cycle.  The turbinates on one side of the nose are alternately more swollen than those on the other side.  This turbinate congestion changes sides every 4 – 8 hours. [Read more...]

Dr. O’Halloran seeing patients in Lakeville

In addition to the O’Halloran Clinic in Faribault, Dr. O’Halloran also sees patients at the FamilyHealth Medical Clinic in Lakeville.  The FamilyHealth Medical Clinic is part of Northfield Hospital & Clinics.  For the Lakeville location, Dr. O’Halloran’s patients come from all over the South Metro including:  Burnsville, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Savage, Shakopee, Eagan, Bloomington, Lakeville, Minneapolis, St. Paul and surrounding locations.

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What’s an Otolaryngologist?

Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders. The complete name of the specialty is otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. Practitioners are called otolaryngologists–head and neck surgeons.

An Otolaryngologist is known by many other names including:  ear nose throat doctor, ear nose & throat physician, ENT specialist, doctor ears nose and throat, and surgeon ear nose throat.

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O’Halloran Clinic: A new ENT clinic in Faribault

The Faribault Daily News’ reporter Joseph Lindberg wrote a short piece on the O’Halloran Clinic opening in Faribault.

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