Dr. Chang Quoted in SELF Magazine Article

In June 2017, SELF magazine published a story online that quoted Dr. Chang regarding earwax and its cleaning. He is mentioned in the last paragraph. The ear canal is generally self-cleaning, so "the majority of folks don’t have to do anything," Christopher Chang, M.D., an otolaryngologist, previously told SELF. In fact, sticking a cotton swab in your ear is a recipe for disaster. Source: Watch This Earwax Extraction Video and Try Not to Look Away . SELF 6/26/17

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Chronic Cough due to Playing a Wind Instrument

Image courtesy of Iamnee at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net There have now been a few published case reports where playing a wind instrument caused a persistent cough ... one of which ended in death. Report in 2010 described a trombone player whose chronic cough for over 15 years was ultimately found to be due to a mold called fusarium as well as mycobacterium (cousin to TB) found growing inside his trombone. Each time he inhaled while playing the trombone, these germs inside his trombone was caus…

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Does WaxVac or EarVac Actually Remove Earwax?

The EarVac or WaxVac  is a device that purportedly suctions out earwax . Shaped like a miniature hair dryer, one simply needs to hold it up to your ear canal in order to suction out the earwax. Recently, they have been marketing this device heavily, especially through TV commercials . Now, does it actually work??? Not really... In fact, British researchers tested it out against the humble ear curette (Jobson-Home Probe). With their test population, the WaxVac worked in exactly…

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Dirty Air Filters and Allergies - Don't Forget the Car!!!

Most people with bad allergies know to change their home's air filter at least quarterly with at least a 1000 microparticle performance rating (mpr). Such filters will remove pollen, dust, and other airborne particles that may exacerbate allergies as well as keep the vent system within a home clean. BUT... allergic patients should also not forget to change their car's air filter as well regularly, especially given the car is moving around outside and people often have the air cond…

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