Make an Appointment Silicosis is a kind of pulmonary fibrosis produced by inhaling microscopic particles of silica, a mineral present in sand, quartz, and many other types of rock. Silicosis primarily affects individuals in industries like mining and construction who are exposed to silica dust. The lungs become scarred as a result of prolonged exposure […]

Make an Appointment Hiccups cause when the diaphragm, the muscle that separates your chest from your abdomen and is crucial to breathing, contracts uncontrollably. Your voice chords abruptly close with each contraction, creating the distinctive “hic” sound. A heavy meal, alcoholic or carbonated beverages, as well as abrupt excitement can be a hiccup’s reason. Hiccups […]