High Blood Pressure Medication Helps with Nasal Polyps!

Verapamil , a blood pressure medication, may help with an uncommon disorder called nasal polyps  that afflict certain individuals causing si...

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Chiropractic Nasal Balloon Procedure to Treat Sinuses, TMJ, Concussion, etc

Screen shot from YouTube A patient recently came to my office complaining of chronic sinusitis that has been treated over the past year uns...

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Local ENT Surgeon Missed Rare Sinus Pathology on CT Scan

Ditto in right maxillary sinus cavity. A well-respected ENT surgeon in Warrenton, VA created an uproar in the medical community when it was ...

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New Video on Sinusitis and Sinus Surgery Explained (Balloon Sinuplasty and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery)

A  new video  has been uploaded to YouTube that explains how sinus infections occur as well as how sinus surgery helps with this condition ...

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Immune Problems Causing ENT Problems

The immune system is what helps a body fight off infections. However, the immune system can also cause problems when it does not work proper...

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How Long Does it Take for a Cough to Clear Up?

Hypothetically speaking, how long would it take for a cough to clear up if a person comes down with an acute respiratory infection ? Accord...

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Dr. Chang Featured in Regional Newspaper Regarding Balloon Sinuplasty

Dr. Chang was recently featured inside a regional quarterly newspaper regarding balloon sinuplasty  in the treatment of chronic sinusitis . ...

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"Bitter" Taste Sense Contributes to Immune Defense

As children, we all learned about the 4 different taste qualities the human tongue can appreciate: salty, sugar, bitter, and sour. Savory or...

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How is Sinusitis Like Diarrhea, Germs and All?

A normal human body is composed of more "bacteria" cells than "human" cells. Indeed, the bacteria collectively living i...

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Yet Another Sinus Dilation Device - AerOS Sinus Dilation System

Sinus dilation has become all the rage in the past few years to treat chronic sinusitis , especially since CPT codes for this procedure has...

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Nasal Congestion or Obstruction During Pregnancy

When a woman becomes pregnant, it is not unusual for the nose to become quite congested ... uncomfortably so, even to the point of being una...

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Oral Steroids No Help in Sinus Infections?

Media outlets such as Fox News reported yesterday that oral steroids do not help with sinus infections. This claim is based on a small stud...

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Guns n' Roses Rocker Duff McKagan Underwent Sinus Surgery

Duff McKagan , the bassist of Guns n' Roses, apparently underwent sinus surgery  back in December 2010. According to media reports , his...

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Motley Crue Bassist Facing Sinus Surgery

Dr. Feelgood may be just a song by Motley Crue, but the band's bassist, Nikki Sixx may be facing sinus surgery . Per his twitter commen...

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Sinus X-Rays Are Worthless

Oftentimes, I see patients come in with sinus x-rays with this or that finding. What many patients as well as physicians may not realize is ...

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NPR on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

NPR published a story on Oct 4, 2010 describing endoscopic sinus surgery using image guidance . The NPR story is actually quite balanced w...

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USNews: Cold versus Allergies... How to Tell The Difference

US News and World Report came out with a story on July 27, 2010 regarding how one can tell the difference between an allergy versus a cold,...

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