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March 24, 2017

Narrow Band Imaging Technology for Cancer Detection Now Available at Fauquier ENT!

Fauquier ENT now offers narrow band imaging (NBI) in the office to better detect cancer and other abnormal lesions in the throat. NBI is an endoscopic imaging technique whereby special filters are used to enhance visibility of vessels and other tissues on or near the mucosal surface. Specifically, it can better "see" dysplastic tissue including pre-cancerous lesions, cancer, and other abnormal mucosal lesions compared to normal light. The way NBI optically enhances light is by uti…

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February 04, 2017

Former NFL Player Training to Become an ENT Doctor

Dr. Samkon Gado (former NFL player) Stereotypically, elite athletes migrate towards the field of orthopedics, but one former NFL player has pursued a career in ENT. Samkon Gado, MD is currently a second year otolaryngology - head & neck surgeon at St. Louis University Medical Center . He formerly played for Kansas City Chiefs , Green Bay Packers , Houston Texans , Miami Dolphins , and St. Louis Rams . He went to Liberty University for his undergraduate education followed by Medical Un…

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September 10, 2016

Do Nasal Sprays Cause Glaucoma or Cataracts?

Image courtesy of radnatt at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Steroid nasal sprays are very commonly used by patients to treat sino-nasal allergies . However, a common concern of some patients as well as their eye doctors is that such nasal sprays may cause or exacerbate glaucoma or cataracts. After all, oral steroids and inhaled steroids (for asthma) is associated with such eye problems due to systemic absorption. Indeed, there is a constant (but collegial) dispute between ENT and EYE doctors on…

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September 08, 2016

MRSA Ear Drainage or Ear Infection

It has been with increased frequency that I have been encountering children and even some adults with persistent ear drainage due to ear infections caused by MRSA . MRSA is basically a multi-drug resistant ear infection for which only a few antibiotics can kill the germ. (MRSA stands for M ethicillin R esistant S taphylococcus A ureus.) Typically this situation is encountered after ear tubes have been placed allowing for any pus from an ear infection to come out. Normally, antibiotic ear d…

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June 30, 2016

Dr. Chang to Become Chair-Elect of AAO-HNS Committee

It has recently been announced that Dr. Chang will become the new Chair-Elect of the Public and Media Relations Committee within the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), an international organization for ENT surgeons. This one year term from 2016-2017 will subsequently transition to position of Chairperson for 2017-2019. He has been a committee member since 2014.

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March 20, 2016

ENT House Visits? ENT Telemedicine?

Image from Van-cafe.com The year 2016 may be the tipping point where telemedicine and doctors making house calls may become a mainstream phenomenon. Certainly, in the areas of primary and urgent care, such services have been around for several years. More recently, specialty care in the fields of neurology, rheumatology, infectious diseases, etc have especially pervaded small community hospitals where such services may be absent. Some doctor house visit services include Heal in Los Ange…

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December 06, 2015

ENT Comic Cartoons

Some humorous ENT comic cartoons... Enjoy! Reprinted with permission... Source: Reynolds Unwrapped Source: Reynolds Unwrapped Source: Tundra Comics

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October 04, 2015

7 Signs of Helicopter Parenting in the Exam Room

Image courtesy of photostock at FreeDigitalPhotos.net The Millennials are the primary beneficiaries (or victims) of parents who have the means and ability to obsessively guide, educate, and most importantly, over-protect them from the world/life. Such helicopter parents ultimately raise kids into adults who researchers feel at worst never learn to cope with adversity, lack the ability to make hard decisions, and are prone to anxiety disorders. It is from the education perspective that m…

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June 15, 2015

Breastfeeding Mom Being Selfish Fixing Baby’s Tongue Tie? (Guest Blog)

This is a guest blog by Lactation Consultant Jennifer C. de Franco, RN, IBCLC (RLC) of Premier Lactation Services, LLC Serving Northern Virginia. As an IBCLC (Registered Lactation Consultant) about 30% of the moms I see complain of painful latch or prolonged feeding. Another 30% is for newborn poor weight gain and low milk supply. The remaining moms call for various concerns from breast refusal, nursing twins, chronic mastitis or plugged ducts, to introducing a bottle, toddler weaning to…

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June 06, 2015

Types of Ear Tubes

Ear tubes are placed whenever adequate ventilation of the middle ear is compromised and unresponsive to medications. Such situations include chronic ear infections , eustachian tube dysfunction , hearing loss due to fluid, etc. Once the decision is made to place an ear tube, the surgeon has many choices of ear tubes that could be placed. There are three main "classes" of ear tubes: grommet tubes (A), intermediate tubes (B), and T-tubes (C). When selecting what class of tube to pl…

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May 16, 2015

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

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April 22, 2015

The Longer Hoarseness Lasts, the More Expensive it Becomes to Treat

It is generally accepted that if a voice is hoarse for over 2 weeks, an ENT evaluation is recommended. The main concern is whether there is something more serious going on that would require specialist treatment whether it be unusual medications or even surgery. Researchers have also found out that patients who see an ENT after 3 weeks of hoarseness also pay substantially more money than if they had seen an ENT earlier. The longer patients wait, the more expensive it becomes to correct t…

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March 20, 2015

Fauquier ENT Social Media Update

About once per year, I like to reassess how Fauquier ENT is doing online ever since it was digitally born in 2005. And over the years, I am happy to say it has grown substantially beyond anything anyone would have expected. I would like to think it's because quality and trusted information is provided, but who knows? Overall, the website now gets about 28,000 hits per day or almost one million hits per month. Since 2005, it has received more than 13 million views. Of these, there has…

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March 08, 2015

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…

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February 26, 2015

Are ENT Endoscopes at Risk for Infecting Patients?

Note the instrument port which is the inner channel In the media, there have been reports of contaminated endoscopes that have been incompletely sterilized causing life-threatening infections in patients. The endoscopes that have been implicated in these unfortunate infections transferred from one patient to another are known as duodenoscopes or EGD scopes. The main concern that patients have are whether similar (non) sterility issues are also found in endoscopes used in the ENT world. T…

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December 10, 2014

Story on Dr. Chang and Dr. Redmon in Warrenton Business Insider

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December 07, 2014

President Obama Sees ENT Doctor

President Obama on Saturday, Dec 6, 2014 saw an ENT for a sore throat several weeks in duration. An Army ENT physician conducted a fiberoptic laryngoscopy which suggested the sore throat was due to acid reflux . The exam apparently " revealed soft tissue swelling in the posterior throat", Mr. Obama's doctor, Ronny L Jackson, said in a statement. Presumably, treatment entailed acid reflux medications as well ask lifestyle changes to minimize the reflux thereby resolving the sor…

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November 03, 2014

Dr. Robert Redmon Joins Fauquier ENT

Dr. Robert "Bruce" Redmon has joined Fauquier ENT on Oct 13, 2014. With over 30 years experience in the treatment of pediatric and adult ENT, he brings a wealth of knowledge as well as procedures not historically performed in the practice. With his joining, the following conditions and procedures are now treated at Fauquier ENT: • Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery • Complex Ear Surgery to Treat Cholesteatoma • Complex Eardrum Repairs • Ossicular Chain Reconstructions • Faci…

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September 22, 2014

New Video on Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Re-mastered and in HD)

Back in 2007, I uploaded a video on tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy which may have been cutting age at the time, but much has changed in the YouTube world including the usage of high definition and wide-screen format. I also purchased a new microphone since than so narration does not quite sound like I'm yelling all the time. You can watch the "old" version tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy . And here are the two new videos refreshed for 2012 that have been remastered and in HD…

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September 10, 2014

Joan Rivers Underwent Unplanned Vocal Cord Biopsy Without Consent

Image by David Shankbone of Wikipedia When it was first reported 8/28/14 that comedian Joan Rivers suffered some type of respiratory arrest during some type of sedated endoscopic procedure, it was unclear exactly what was done and what happened. According to initial reports, the endoscopy was done to "check her vocal cords." Media reports have emerged citing an anonymous source that state an unplanned, un-consented vocal cord biopsy was done during the planned endoscopy pr…

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