"Doctor, I have had a cold for three weeks." I hear this a lot, especially when the weather changes. And most of the time, it is not a cold at all. A cold, an allergy and a sinus infection can all give you a blocked nose, so people mix them up. The trouble is that each one needs a different approach.Taking the wrong medicine for weeks can leave you feeling worse. Fig 1. How to Tell What Is Really Blocking Your Nose Why this matters A cold is caused by a virus and mostly clear

Some festivals do more than light up homes. They light up courage. Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is one such day, a celebration that reminds us that goodness may be tested, truth may take time, and courage may feel costly, but righteousness can still win. Happy Dussehra! May the victory of good over evil inspire every heart to choose hope over fear, action over doubt, and kindness over bitterness. May this festival bring joy, peace, prosperity, and the confidence to

Some festivals ask us to pause before we begin again. Ayudha Pooja is one of them. It is a day to honour the tools, skills, knowledge, and effort that help us move through life with purpose. On this auspicious occasion, homes, workplaces, vehicles, books, instruments, and everyday tools are cleaned, decorated, and offered with gratitude. The meaning is simple and beautiful: every honest effort deserves respect. Every skill can become sacred when used with care. Every new begi

There's a particular kind of frustration in sneezing for the fifth time in an hour and having absolutely no cold to blame it on. No fever, no body ache, nothing that quite qualifies as "sick" just an itchy nose, watery eyes, and sneezing fits that seem to arrive out of nowhere every time the weather shifts. Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty hears a version of this complaint constantly around seasonal transitions when humidity rises, when dust levels shift, when temperatures swing between

It happens the same way every year. The first proper rain arrives, the city cools down, everyone's relieved after the heat — and then, a few days in, your ears start feeling strangely full. Like you're underwater, or wearing invisible earplugs. You yawn, you try the old cotton-bud trick, you wiggle your jaw. Nothing quite fixes it. Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty sees a genuine spike in exactly this complaint every time the rains set in around Chennai. It's not your imagination, and it'

Some festivals arrive with music, colour, prayer, food, and family all woven into one beautiful day. Krishna Jayanthi, also celebrated as Janmashtami, is one of those occasions that fills homes with a special kind of warmth. May this Krishna Jayanthi bring joy, prosperity, and good health to you and your loved ones. From all of us at Dr. Mohanty's Speciality ENT Clinics, Happy Janmashtami! 🙏 As families across India celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna with devotion and happi

Somebody in every household has "that snore" the one that gets jokes at family functions, that's become the reason someone ends up on the sofa or in the next room, that's been normal for so many years nobody questions it anymore. It's practically a character trait at this point: "oh, he's always been a loud sleeper," said with a laugh, like it's charming. But here's the thing Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty wants families to sit with for a moment: loud, habitual snoring isn't always just

It's late at night. The house has finally gone quiet, everyone's asleep, and you're lying in bed waiting for sleep to catch up with you too. That's usually when it shows up — a thin, high-pitched ringing, or maybe a buzz, a hiss, even a soft hum like a mosquito that never lands and never leaves. You check if a fan is on. You check if it's outside. It isn't. It's just... there. In your ear. And nobody else can hear it but you. fig 1. why is my ear ringing? If that sounds famil

By Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty | ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon | Dr. Mohanty's Speciality ENT Clinics, Chennai If I told you that one of the fastest-growing cancers in the world right now is a throat cancer — and that it predominantly affects people who have never smoked a cigarette in their lives — you would probably be surprised. Most people are. HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer is the ENT story of our generation. And in 2026, it is reaching epidemic proportions globally. As a head and

Choosing the Right ENT Specialist in Chennai & Bhubaneswar:A Complete Patient Checklist Before Your First Visit How to Choose the Right ENT Specialist Finding the right ENT specialist in Chennai or Bhubaneswar can be challenging—especially if you are dealing with persistent ear pain, sinus congestion, throat infections, hearing problems, or breathing difficulties. Many patients search online for an ENT doctor in Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Siliguri, or across India , but selecting

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