Eustachian Tube Dysfunction vs. TMJ: How to Tell the Difference
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL That plugged, full, achy feeling in your ear has two very common culprits that are constantly mistaken for each other: Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD), a problem with the little tube...
Told You Might Need Ear Tubes or Balloon Dilation? Conservative Options to Consider First
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If an ENT has raised ear tubes or Eustachian tube balloon dilation for your stubborn, plugged-up ear, the most useful thing to know is this: for most people, a procedure...
Is Your Vertigo Coming From Your Neck or Your Inner Ear? An Honest Guide From a Sarasota Upper Cervical Practice
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Here’s something you won’t hear from most clinics fighting for your business: vertigo is not one problem with one answer. Anyone who tells you it’s always the inner ear — or always the neck...
Best Pillow for Headaches — What to Look For, and the Neck Piece Most People Miss
By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL If you wake up with a headache, or your headaches get worse as the day drags on, the thing under your head for eight hours a night deserves a hard...
Cervicogenic Autonomic Dysfunction: When Your Neck Is Driving Your Dizziness, Brain Fog, and Racing Heart
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL You’ve been told your dizziness is “anxiety.” Your brain fog is “just stress.” Your racing heart, the lightheadedness when you stand, the wave of nausea that comes from nowhere —...
Can Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Cause Headaches? The Ear-Pressure and Head-Pain Overlap Nobody Explains
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By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL You’ve felt it: a plugged, full, underwater feeling in one or both ears that won’t pop — and somehow, right alongside it, a headache that seems to live behind your...