Whooping Cough Video by Mayo Clinic

Chronic cough that lasts for months? Coughing that occurs in groupings to point where vomiting occurs? Loses breath? You may have whooping ...

Accurate Portrayal of Cauliflower Ear in "The Expendables"

In Fall of 2010, the movie "Expendables" directed by Sylvester Stallone was released to lukewarm reviews. A patient mentioned to m...

Cartoon Video of What Happens After Decision for Surgery Made

A very common question our practice gets from patients is what happens next after a decision is made to pursue surgery. What do or should th...

The Diane Rehm Show on NPR Examines the Human Voice

Diane Rehm who hosts an NPR show of her name, suffers from a voice disorder called Spasmodic Dysphonia . On April 18, 2011, she hosted a sh...

Balloon Dilation For Treatment of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

Eustachian tube dysfunction is a phenomenon whereby a person is unable to pop their ears to relieve symptoms of ear pressure, clogging, or...

An All-Natural Deadly Insecticide But Non-Toxic (& Drinkable) to Humans

It's about TIME!!! I read this fascinating story on NPR here . An all-natural insect repellant called nootkatone found in Alaska yellow ...

Why Does Medical Science Keep Changing Its Mind???

I read with interest a blog post by Robert Krulwich of NPR fame on why there is so much public resistance to accept changes in truth with n...

Sleep Endoscopy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring

A new webpage has been created describing a procedure called "sleep endoscopy" or "sedated endoscopy." This procedure i...

New Video on Endoscopic Vocal Cord Mass Injection & Bronchoscopy Without Sedation

We have produced a new video demonstrating how vocal cord masses can be injected with medications (like steroids) under endoscopic guidanc...

Doctors Don't Always Take Their Advice (ENT Perspective)

Reuters published an interesting story about research that showed doctors don't always recommend treatments to patients that they thems...

Video of Endoscopic Salivary Stone Removal (Sialendoscopy)

The Doctors TV show actually produced a great (and accurate) segment on a relatively new procedure called sialendoscopy. This procedure all...

Watch Deaf Baby's Reaction When Hears Mom's Voice for First Time!

This video is of an 8 month old child born deaf who underwent a cochlear implant . This special device allows hearing to be restored to chil...

Fauquier ENT Now Participates with Optima Health Insurance

For those patients who have not yet heard... Fauquier ENT now participates with Optima Health insurance with one caveat... We only participa...

Generic Singulair Expected in August 2012

Why August 2012? That's when the patent for singulair, an allergy and asthma medication , goes off-patent. Generic versions of singulai...

Nasal Hair Protective Against Asthma in Patients with Allergies?

Researchers in Turkey found that there is an association between nasal hair density and risk of asthma developing in patients with seasonal ...

Video of Exercise Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction

Vocal cord dysfunction (also known as paradoxical vocal cord movement) is a condition where the true vocal cords (TVC) do not move the way ...

Hypoallergenic Cats and Dogs

CBS news published a story on hypoallergenic pets on their website here . The story did report that pricey pets that claim to be easy on all...

Possible Novel Cure for Cat Allergy?

A research team in Canada has developed a possible cure for patients suffering from cat allergy using a novel type of allergy shot called p...