Cutting the Cord (Phone, Cable, Water, Electric, Gas)

Image courtesy of Danilo Rizzuti at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net This past week, during a lull in the operating room, I mentioned how I decided to cancel my Comcast cable service in my home in order to save $80 per month. Half the operating room staff stated that they already did this 1-2 years ago whereas the other half was horrified by the perceived self-inflicted deprivation. Then came the discussion of what we all have done to try and become more self-sufficient in the pursuit of going off-th…

9/22/2018 0

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Luvs TV Commercials Promote The Hygiene Hypothesis

Why are the more experienced parents in these humorous Luvs commercials allowing their babies to "get dirty"? It's because of a theory that attempts to explain why well-developed countries like the United States have so many more people suffering from asthma and allergies compared to third world countries which suffer almost none. Known as the " Hygiene Hypothesis,"  it conjectures that major improvements in public health and medical technology have led to a clean…

7/20/2015 0

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TV Commercial Spots 2015 for Fauquier ENT

Our office has produced 4 different TV commercial spots to be aired regionally in 2015. Check them out! They are each about 30 seconds in duration. All 4 are based off a "master" video that is 2+ minutes in duration. The goal overall was to illustrate what our practice does without appearing to come across like a pushy used car salesperson. TV Spot #1 TV Spot #2 TV Spot #3 TV Spot #4

5/16/2015 0

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General ENT Video of 16 Disease Conditions

This video has probably taken more of my time from initial concept, to preparation, and finally execution than any other video  I have made so far. The initial idea for this video probably occurred back in 2012 when my wife showed me a very creative video of an attractive woman showing 25 different ways of wearing a scarf . This video in turn was based on the Brady Brunch intro . At that moment, I knew I wanted to do something similar, but showing different ENT conditions instead. Bu…

3/08/2015 1

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NFL Player Derrick Coleman Has Been Deaf Since Childhood [video]

Derrick Coleman , who plays fullback for the Seattle Seahawks, was born with a genetic mutation that  caused his deafness since he was a toddler. Even with powerful hearing aids, he still needs to lip-read in order to understand what is being said. [ link ] Although the exact genetic mutation is not known thru media reports, it is most likely a connexin 26 mutation which is the most common genetic cause for early onset hearing loss and can be tested for through a simple blood draw. He is a…

1/14/2014 1

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Medical Translator Commercial...

I'm sure many patients would like a medical translator like this one shown in this humorous commercial. In case you haven't seen it yet...

6/01/2013 0

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