Why have I been producing more nasal mucus lately?

Increased nasal crusting or “nose boogers” (medically termed nasal crusts or dried nasal secretions) can stem from several common, usually benign causes. The most frequent contributors include environmental dryness—especially during winter months or in air-conditioned or heated indoor spaces—which accelerates evaporation of the thin mucosal layer lining the nasal passages, leading to mucus dehydration and crust formation. Chronic rhinitis (allergic, non-allergic, or infectious), sinusitis, or po

Can “internal heat” (a concept in traditional Chinese medicine) cause tinnitus?

“Heatiness” (or “shang huo”) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) concept describing a pattern of excess internal heat, often associated with symptoms such as sore throat, oral ulcers, constipation, red face, irritability, and sometimes tinnitus. While TCM practitioners may attribute certain cases of tinnitus to “liver fire rising” or “kidney yin deficiency with ascending fire,” there is no scientific evidence that “heatiness” — as defined in TCM — directly causes tinnitus in the biomedical s

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