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When it comes to terrible health advice, social media platform TikTok is the gift that keeps on giving.
If eating papaya seeds to poop out parasites wasn’t enough, now users are jamming garlic cloves up their nostrils in the hopes of clearing their congestion. The videos are uninviting, to say the least; watch at your discretion.
Turns out, the method works but not for the reasons people think. What believers in the apparent mucus hack don’t know is that not only will they be left with a string of boogers to clean up, they could also face infection, irritation and a nose that’s even more runny than they started with.
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Winter is the season that most people usually get sick. But this year, even the slightest sniffle or congestion can have you worried that you have COVID-19. Sooo.how the heck do you figure out if you are dealing with a sinus infection or COVID-19 anyway?
Asked and answered. We tapped cold and flu experts to decipher the difference between a sinus infection and COVID-19, and when you should go see your doctor to confirm what s really going on.
What is a sinus infection? Sinusitis or rhinosinusitis, commonly known as a sinus infection, is an inflammation in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, says Kavita Shanker-Patel, MD, a family medicine physician at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. A sinus infection typically lasts less than four weeks.