Now amidst the Omicron-wave of infections hitting vaccinated and unvaccinated alike, it is clear in our practice we are seeing a lot of exacerbations of sinus infections. COVID-19 often causes sinus and upper respiratory symptoms such as loss of smell, congestion, and a severe headache. However this leaves the susceptible person open to sinus infections […]
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Jun
Jun
June 14th 2021 Philips Respironics announced a recall of ALL of their CPAP, BIPAP and APAP respiratory devices manufactured in the past several years. The problem had to do with microscopic breakdown of certain components within the air circuit apparatus and respiratory problems that some patients have developed. Fortunately our practice has always used ResMed […]
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May
May
#hipaa Today I am reminded of a significant medical information privacy risk. Nearly all of my ENT colleagues occasionally perform image guided sinus surgery. This requires transferring patient CT scan images over to a hospital computer for use during surgery. The typical way these images are transferred as with an unencrypted CD or DVD drive. […]
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May
May
A certain kind of vertigo, or a “spinning dizziness”, could be triggered by certain yoga positions. Benign paroxysmal position vertigo (“BPPV“) is a condition of the inner ear where tiny crystals become dislodged and incorrectly stimulate the wrong balance nerves in one ear. This classically causes spells of dizziness lasting 30 seconds or so when […]
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Apr
Apr
Came across this today –> Recently I was reading a CT scan of the temporal bone (ear and skull) on a a nice older man with pain and pressure in the ears when flying. He has not been diagnosed with an ear infection as an adult, but gets excessive pain and pressure that seems to […]
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Mar
Mar
This is just a quick video post of eustachian tube anatomy that we are able to capture this week. There is a little bit of blood in the patient’s nasopharynx here from procedure we did at the same setting just before we made the video. This is the patient’s right eustachian tube, we are passing […]
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Jan
Jan
Wild enough, now “PCR test” or “rtPCR” is almost a household name thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. PCR testing is a highly specific and sensitive way to test for genetic material from all sorts of living things. It is used in forensics, microbiology research and most importantly in healthcare. Not only are we testing nasal […]
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Jan
Jan
When should I take a second antihistamine? For years now there are medical protocols to take more than one antihistamine tablet daily for certain allergic-like conditions. I see a lot of people in my office trying to mix and match various over-the-counter medications to get a good effect, when what often will work is simply […]
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Nov
Nov
Nodules or masses of the salivary glands are some of the more common “lumps and bumps” we see. The major salivary glands include the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands and may produce abnormal salivary tumors. These glands are responsible for creating saliva to keep the mouth lubricated and help keep the teeth healthy. The glands […]
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Oct
Oct
Hearing through facemasks in the time of social distancing is difficult. October 9, Dr. Rogers & audiologist Dr. Stacy Pickelman streamed a quick live feed on what some hearing aid manufacturers have done to help!