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• What Is Chronic Sinusitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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• Do I Have Vertigo?

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• Reasons Why You Need a Tonsillectomy

  A tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure performed to get rid of one's tonsils. The same procedure can be used to remove the adenoids. For adults, the administration of a local anesthesia to numb the throat is enough. However, children may have to be given general anesthesia, which makes them...

• What Are Taste Buds?

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• What Is a Thyroid Biopsy?

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