Tall Women (Over 5'1") Have Higher Risk of Cancer!

Female models may be tall and beautiful, but they are also at markedly increased risk of developing cancer. The New York Times reported on ...

Tonsillectomy Airway Fire

ABC News reported in 2008 about a California family suing doctors as well as Conmed, an electro-surgical instrument company, for an airway ...

World's Largest Tonsils Set in Guinness Book of World Records

It's official... The world's largest tonsils was recently set by a Kansas man who had them removed by tonsillectomy . They measured ...

Novel Treatment for Non-Allergic Rhinits

Non-allergic rhinitis is an extremely frustrating sino-nasal disorder that is characterized by all the same symptoms of sinusitis and alle...

2 Years Old Child Dies After Tonsillectomy

In Wichita, Kansas, jury has begun deliberation regarding the death of a 2 years old boy in 2006 the day after tonsillectomy surgery. Read ...

Can a Deviated Septum Cause Facial Pain?

Yes... There is a phenomenon caused Sluder's Neuralgia whereby a patient may suffer fairly severe pain over the cheek and around the ey...

Awake Endotracheal Intubation Video

It is a common misconception that you need to be completely asleep and sedated in order to be intubated. That is patently false. With good l...

Test That Distinguishes Between Bacterial or Viral Infections

From the pages of CSI: Miami ... a commonly used forensic chemical called luminol to identify traces of blood at crime scenes has been modi...

Snore Absorption Hotel Rooms

First hypoallergenic hotel rooms and now "snore absorption" hotel rooms. No kidding... Crowne Plaza hotels have debuted on a tria...

New Webpage on Peritonsillar Abscess Added to Website

Our office has created a new webpage on the evaluation and treatment of peritonsillar abscess . Peritonsillar abscess is when a pus collect...

R&B Singer R. Kelly Undergoes Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage

Reuters on July 20, 2011 reported that R&B singer R. Kelly suffered from a peritonsillar abscess that required emergency drainage. Per...

Robotic Mouth Sings the "Natural" Way

When it comes to robotics, the sounds they make is either due to the machinery that runs them or an electronic recording that comes out of a...

Video Made by Dr. Chang Shown on Animal Planet

On July 17, 2011, Animal Planet aired Swamp Wars "Snake Farm Shootout" where a video made by Dr. Chang was incorporated into t...

Nebulizer Treatment for Chronic Sinusitis

Many people are already aware of nebulizer treatments to help with breathing during asthma attacks and other pulmonary conditions. What many...

Dr. Chang Quoted in National Press Release

Dr. Chang has been quoted in a recent national press release regarding the new Sermo iPhone app. Sermo is a physician only online forum wh...

New Video on Esophageal Manometry and 24 Hour Multi-Channel pH and Impedance Testing

Our office has created a new video describing what a patient goes through when they undergo esophageal manometry as well as 24 hour multi-c...

New Webpage on Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis (or Fixation)

We have written up a new webpage discussing the unfortunate situation of bilateral vocal cord paralysis whereby both breathing and vocal qu...

"Sneeze Whisperer" Target Pharmacy Commercial

Take a look at this commercial promoting Target Pharmacists as a "sneeze-whisperer"... Though pharmacists are very important heal...

Our Practice Website Completely Renovated (www.FauquierENT.net)

Recently, readers may have noticed that I have not been as prolific with blog articles as I have been in the past. The reason is because I...

Sermo iPhone App Review

Sermo is an online physician-only forum where doctors ask other doctors for advice. It's where we post particularly thorny/difficult me...