ENT Seminar Mulls Beating Common Allergies
By Laila Rahman

Bandar Seri Begawan - An Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) seminar was held at the premises of the Chancellor Building, Universiti Brunei Darussalam yesterday.

It was jointly organised by the Institute of Medicine, Universiti Brunei Darussalam and Schering Plough.

Professor Dr Lokman Saim, Professor and Senior Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, was present to give a presentation on disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as the management of hearing loss.

Flu, sinusitis, and cancer are among the types of nose illnesses. The common cause of these allergies may come from dusts, house mites, animal furs, flower pollen, food and many more.

He advised to reduce the common cause of nose allergies one should minimise the amount of dust found in the house such as from house carpets, bed mattresses, duvets, fans whereby they are required to be clean, and also by avoiding close contact with the things that causes nose allergies.

Nasonex, Beconase, Nasacort and Rhinocort are various types of steroids sprays, which are safe to use. Among the signs of sinusitis are nose congestion, swollen of the cheeks, forehead, eyes, feeling pain on the cheeks and forehead when bending down.

Treatments for sinusitis are by the intake of antibiotics or operation. Among the major signs of nose illness are that one part of the nose is congested for a long time and the nose that is infected with pus.

He also stated on the management of hearing loss, that among the causes of deafness are ear infections, deafness since childbirth, exposure to loud sounds and old-aged.

Moreover, he explained that the community should be aware of the initial signs of the illnesses in order to get the correct treatment and to avoid severe and total deafness. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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