Intra-Tympanic Steroid Injections Offered at Fauquier ENT

Intra-tympanic steroid injections are offered at Fauquier ENT. This treatment modality is used in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss that responds minimally or not at all to systemic steroids (ie, prednisone). This treatment may be used without systemic steroids trial if there are contraindications to systemic steroid use such as intestinal ulcers and diabetes. The downside is that this treatment works best only if given within the first 36 days after the hearing loss occurs. In…

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Journal Article by Dr. Chang Published in Journal of Trauma

An article entitled "Neo-Ossification of the Cricothyroid Joint After Elective Cricothyroidotomy: A Case Report and Discussion on the Merits of This Procedure" authored by Dr. Chang has been published in pre-print form online in the Journal of Trauma, a peer-reviewed publication. This article will be published in print in the near future. Click here to view the pubmed stub.

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Fauquier ENT Web Domain Services Switched

Fauquier ENT web domain services used to be with Registerfly.com. However, given recent problems in management, ICANN withdrew accreditation from this company. To ensure smooth internet services, Fauquier ENT initiated the transfer of domain services to Godaddy.com which was successfully completed today. During the transfer which takes 24 hours to complete, occasional glitches in accessing our website may occur.

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Virginia Voice & Speech Center (VVSC)

A new website heralding the creation of a new organization dedicated to helping people with poor vocal/speech quality has been created. The new organization, called the Virginia Voice & Speech Center , is a consortium of professionals including ENT physicians, speech pathologists, and singing voice instructors. http://www.VVSC.org

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Allergy Drops (Sublingual Immunotherapy or SLIT) Now Offered!

Allergy drops or sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is a viable alternative for patients who do not wish to or are unable to undergo allergy shots. These drops are administered under the tongue daily and can be given at home. Such patients may include those afraid of needles, patients who travel a lot (therefore unable to go to a physician office to get weekly allergy shots), patients on beta blockers (which is a contra-indication to allergy shots), or children. For more information, click here .…

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Fauquier ENT Consultants Now in MySpace.com

Fauquier ENT Consultants has set up a presence in the MySpace.com world. Check us out there !

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