Dr. Stanley M. Blaugrund

Stanley Blaugrund, MDLenox Hill Hospital
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Stanley M. Blaugrund , M.D.

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"It's very hard for patients to distinguish between a cold and sinusitis because very often the symptoms are the same," says Dr. Stanley Blaugrund, chairman of the department of otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Nasal congestion, a runny nose, bad breath, facial pain, headache and night cough are all signs of both maladies.The symptoms are caused by swelling of the sinus passages so they can't drain the fluid that builds up there, Blaugrund says.
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Blaugrund says it's important that the doctor take a culture of the discharge from your nose so he can identify any bacteria present and then know the right antibiotic to treat it.

"Many antibiotics are used indiscriminately, and a culture is the only definitive way to see if there is an infection, see which bacteria is causing it and determine the right antibiotics," he says.
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SOURCES: Stanley Blaugrund, M.D., chairman, department of otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; George H. Zalzal, M.D., professor, otolaryngology and pediatrics, George Washington University, and chairman of otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

"It's very hard for patients to distinguish between a cold and sinusitis because very often the symptoms are the same," says Dr. Stanley Blaugrund, chairman of the department of otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Nasal congestion, a runny nose, bad breath, facial pain, headache and night cough are all signs of both maladies.The symptoms are caused by swelling of the sinus passages so they can't drain the fluid that builds up there, Blaugrund says.
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Blaugrund says it's important that the doctor take a culture of the discharge from your nose so he can identify any bacteria present and then know the right antibiotic to treat it.

"Many antibiotics are used indiscriminately, and a culture is the only definitive way to see if there is an infection, see which bacteria is causing it and determine the right antibiotics," he says.
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SOURCES: Stanley Blaugrund, M.D., chairman, department of otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; George H. Zalzal, M.D., professor, otolaryngology and pediatrics, George Washington University, and chairman of otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

"It's very hard for patients to distinguish between a cold and sinusitis because very often the symptoms are the same," says Dr. Stanley Blaugrund, chairman of the department of otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Nasal congestion, a runny nose, bad breath, facial pain, headache and night cough are all signs of both maladies.The symptoms are caused by swelling of the sinus passages so they can't drain the fluid that builds up there, Blaugrund says.

"It's very hard for patients to distinguish between a cold and sinusitis because very often the symptoms are the same," says Dr. Stanley Blaugrund, chairman of the department of otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Nasal congestion, a runny nose, bad breath, facial pain, headache and night cough are all signs of both maladies.The symptoms are caused by swelling of the sinus passages so they can't drain the fluid that builds up there, Blaugrund says.
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Blaugrund says it's important that the doctor take a culture of the discharge from your nose so he can identify any bacteria present and then know the right antibiotic to treat it.

"Many antibiotics are used indiscriminately, and a culture is the only definitive way to see if there is an infection, see which bacteria is causing it and determine the right antibiotics," he says.