Tips for Navigating Exercise-Induced Asthma

April 23, 2019

Exercise-induced asthma is a very real, debilitating condition. We don’t want to minimize the symptoms that you may experience if you have this condition. But we do want to encourage you! With the right treatment plan and with preparation, people with exercise-induced asthma can live very active, sports-filled lives! Trust us, we see it happen […]

Finding an Allergy-Safe House

April 9, 2019

Finding a new family home is a lot of fun. Your kids run around pretending which rooms are theirs and you get to imagine yourself as the proud owner of a huge new kitchen—and here’s something else we want you to imagine while touring potential new homes: “Will this house help or hurt my or […]

How To: Make ANY Dog Allergy-Friendly

March 25, 2019

Do you have pet allergies? Have you been told that you’ll only ever be able to have a hypo-allergenic pet? Well, we have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that no pet is truly allergy-free. Even pets that shed very little can bring dust, dander, and pollen into your home, […]

Common Allergy Triggers: Tree Pollen

March 15, 2019

Many people don’t realize that their “hay fever” may actually come only from a specific kind of pollen! Among the most common hay fever offenders are many types of trees—birch, maple, elm, mulberry, pecan, oak, and even Arizona cypress to name a few. So, what can you do to make sure you’re not exposing yourself […]

Is it a Cold or the Flu? Here’s How to Tell

February 25, 2019

Those of us who are frequently sniffly are pretty in-tune to what’s causing our mucus buildup. Has it just become more sunny outside? Probably a sinus infection. Have I been around a cat owner recently? Probably just my allergies. But when it comes to cold and flu season, it can get a little trickier to […]

“Eat, Sleep, and BreatheAmerica” A Patient Poem

February 14, 2019

One of our clinics recently received this heartfelt poem, written by a patient whose sleep problems we were able to put to rest at last. We thought we’d share their creative and thoughtful work! Enjoy: EAT, SLEEP, AND BREATHE AMERICA Life Can Be Difficult Even When You Feel Your Best But When Night After […]

Heart + Lungs: Your Most Important Relationship

February 12, 2019

It’s a seemingly obvious but sadly little-known fact that your heart health directly affects your breathing. With February being American Heart Month, we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to talk about this relationship! For starters, the heart and lungs are teammates on what’s called pulmonary and systemic circulation. In the pulmonary circulation process, […]

New BreatheAmerica Clinic in Santa Fe!

February 1, 2019

We’re proud to announce a new clinic option for patients in Santa Fe, New Mexico! The clinic will offer ENT services only and will be open once a month on a Friday. See the tentative 2019 dates, as well as contact information, below. Services: ENT ONLY Address: 1651 Galisteo, Suite 8 Santa Fe, NM […]

Finding the right ENT for YOU

January 21, 2019

Not every Ear, Nose, and Throat physician is exactly alike. There are a wide range of specialties that each physician may choose, and the one that you decide to work with may not specialize in the kind of care your airway needs. When we match our patients with a physician, we take these important elements […]

Make These Diet Changes to Improve Allergies & Sinuses

January 7, 2019

We’ve talked before about the surprising foods that can help to ease sinus or allergy symptoms—find that blog here—but today we’ve got tips for how to permanently tweak your diet for optimal airway health. Take notes! Cut Dairy This may be surprising, but avoiding dairy is actually a quick way to decrease mucus production, avoid […]