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 to some episodes this season that touched on ENT problems. So... here goes... Episode 21 (Season 8): Holding On Diagnosis: Persistent Stapedial Artery 19 years old cheerleader was admitted after suffering from dizziness, massive nosebleed, and auditory hallucinations. It was ultimately determined that he was suffering from a persistent stapedial art…

5/22/2012 0

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Amoeba Deaths from Neti-Pot Use and How to Minimize Risk

In the past few weeks, there have been numerous stories about the 2nd death in Louisiana from Neti-Pot use leading to an amoeba infection of the brain. The culprit organism Naegleria fowleri causes a life-threatening encephalitis after passing thru the nose and up into the brain where the organism eats neurons for food. As such, recommendations have been issued to use water as instructed with the Neti-Pot packaging... water should be boiled, distilled, or filtered. However, before the mi…

12/22/2011 1

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