Waking Up to NOT Just Major Colonoscopy Bills...

The New York Times published an article on May 28, 2012 regarding the high anesthesia charges associated with colonoscopy. What people need...

Homemade Sorbet Ice Cream for those Suffering from the Flu!

My wife loves to make homemade ice cream and came across this recipe called "Influenza Rx Sorbet" by Jeni Britton Bauer in her hom...

Synthetic Vocal Cords [video]

Synthetic vocal cords being under development at MIT and Harvard... Very good video ! What are some of the vocal cord problems that may bene...

Why Do Humans Have Weak Sense of Smell

Compared to nearly all other animals, humans have the weakest sense of smell. You would think that humans and our closest evolutionary cousi...

Movie Director John Woo Has Throat Cancer?

Famed movie director John Woo apparently is being treated for throat cancer. The director of such movies including Mission: Impossible II is...

How Does Nasal Packing Stop Nosebleeds?

It is not unusual for an ENT or an Emergency Room physician to see a patient with a very bad nosebleed ... the kind that can potentially be ...

Name an ENT Who Has Won an Olympic Gold Medal

He not only won one Olympic Gold Medal, but two in men's platform diving in 1948 and 1952. Dr. Sammy Lee also won bronze medal in the 3 ...

TV Show HOUSE Exploring ENT Problems

I must clarify that I never really like TV show House for reasons explained here ... but patients who love watching House have alerted me t...

Noise Charts as It Relates to Hearing Damage

Fun hearing facts collected from a variety of sources... Environmental Noise Weakest sound heard 0dB Whisper Quiet Library at 6' 30dB No...

People DO Suffer Hearing Loss After a Loud Concert

Almost everybody at some point in their lives have attended a loud concert or loud nightclub. Almost everybody will also recall a temporary ...

Azithromycin Increases Risk of Death Slightly... Well, So Does Tylenol and Ibuprofen

The media has made much fuss about a NEJM study suggesting a slight increased risk of death from taking azithromycin or z-pack. The more u...

Australia Ends $500 Million Electronic Medical Records Initiative

First United Kingdom ends their $17 billion electronic medical records initiative in 2011 and now Australia follows suit after 6 years of t...

Fauquier ENT Reaches 5 Million Web Visits

It is with some amazement that a certain milestone was reached this past week... Fauquier ENT's online presence received over 5,000,000 ...

Can Eye Drop Medications be Used in the Ear?

Can EYE drop medications be used in the EAR for ear problems like ear infections ? For the most part, absolutely. For pretty much any EAR dr...

Actress Reese Witherspoon's Dad is an Otolaryngologist!

It has recently come to my attention that actress Reese Witherspoon's dad is an eminent otolaryngologist! John Witherspoon, MD has pract...

Chronic Cough Could be Due to Lung Cancer

BBC News recently reported that chronic cough may be due to lung cancer. Here are my two cents on this condition in support of this asserti...

Beastie Boys Adam Yauch Dies of Parotid Cancer

On May 4, 2012, Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys, died of a "rare parotid gland cancer" that he had bee...

5 Years Old Child Dies After Tonsillectomy from Narcotic Overdose?

The Story On April 7, 2011, 5 years old child underwent tonsillectomy in Delaware for obstructive sleep apnea . Post-operatively, he was gi...