Don’t let snoring get in the way of your healthy relationship or a good night’s sleep! While snoring can be frustrating and annoying for your partner to continually deal with, it is also frustrating to never feel like you are getting a full night’s rest due to your snoring and inconsistent wake-ups. Most people snore on occasion, and normally, it’s nothing to worry about. Snoring is simply the sound that is produced when the tissues in your throat vibrate due to air having difficulty moving freely in your nose and throat. Read on →

We owe a lot of our health to the development of antibiotics! Before antibiotics were invented, 30% of all deaths recorded in the United States were due to bacterial infections. Suffering from a bacterial infection today is thankfully not as dire. Antibiotics are a wonderful tool to help stop infections in their tracks and can stop severe infection from taking hold. Our team at AFC Urgent Care Easley sees many common infections come through our doors, and we offer some advice on antibiotic use below. Read on →

Watching your children play the sports they are passionate about can be such a joy as a parent! But what if your child also is at risk of suffering an asthma attack at any point while playing? Having a child with asthma can be anxiety-inducing if he or she loves to exercise. Protecting your child from danger as well as encouraging a healthy lifestyle can seem like an impossible task! Read on →

Ventricular tachycardia is a fairly serious heart condition, and it’s also a fairly rare one. Only about 90,000 Americans are diagnosed with this condition each year, but there is good news: It’s treatable. Our AFC Urgent Care Easley team further highlights this condition below, so keep reading to learn more. What Is Ventricular Tachycardia? Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a type of irregular cardiac rhythm that develops when the heart’s lower two chambers (the ventricles) do not beat properly and do not supply enough oxygenated blood to the rest of the body. Read on →

Not all stomach issues are the same. It’s true that many are caused by not agreeing with a certain food or feeling carsick, but mesenteric adenitis is a type of stomach issue that doesn’t really have to do with your gastrointestinal system—it’s an autoimmune condition. Keep reading to learn more about it from our AFC Urgent Care Easley team! What Is Mesenteric Adenitis? Mesenteric adenitis (also known as mesenteric lymphadenitis) is the swelling of the lymph nodes in the abdomen. Read on →

Summertime is the season that many of us long for, especially during the height of winter. While it really is a great time of year, with new seasons come new interactions with nature—namely, bugs. Spiders, mosquitoes, bees, flies and other bugs are all out in full force during the summertime, so what can you do to keep them from biting you? Our AFC Urgent Care Easley team shares some helpful answers below, so keep reading. Read on →

Kidney stones are fairly common among Americans. Around one in 10 people will get a kidney stone at some point, but the good news is that kidney stones don’t last forever—they usually go away on their own within a month. Even though they all go away in relatively the same amount of time, they’re not all quite the same. Read on to learn more from our AFC Urgent Care Easley team! Read on →

Spring allergies are unavoidable for many. While spring allergies are the most common type of seasonal allergies, they can occur during any time of the year. Our AFC Urgent Care Easley team highlights what you can do to limit your seasonal allergy symptoms below, so keep reading! What Causes Seasonal Allergies? When the immune system encounters something in the air that it perceives as a threat, seasonal allergies develop. The immune system then creates histamines to defend your body, causing inflammation or congestion in your nose, throat and chest. Read on →

This is a fairly difficult question to answer. If you are more physically active than the average person, your risk of getting various nicks and bruises increases. If you aren’t very active, though, and you are ending up with lots of unexplained bruises, it can be a sign that something else is up. Read on to learn more from our AFC Urgent Care Easley team! What Is a Bruise? Before learning what may cause frequent bruising, it’s important to know what a bruise actually is. Read on →

A tummy ache is a tummy ache—we’ve all experienced them before. If your stomach starts to hurt, usually a little water and some antacids will do the trick. Is it possible, though, that a particularly painful stomachache is the sign of something more serious—something that could require actual medical attention, like a GI disease? It’s possible, and our AFC Urgent Care Easley team further explains below. What Is a GI Disease? Read on →