Mouth Taping to Treat Snoring and Dry Mouth

A patient brought to my attention a Buteyko breathing method that involves taping the mouth shut before going to sleep to prevent mouth-opening and mouth-breathing. By preventing the mouth from opening while sleeping, it can prevent the mouth from drying out as well as decrease not only snoring intensity but also reduce  sleep apnea severity. This technique of mouth taping does work based on small studies. A  2015 study  found that snoring and sleep apnea scores improved significantly wi…

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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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New Webpage on How to Give Allergy Shots Properly

A new webpage has been created describing how to administer allergy shots correctly. Often, patients are not able to get their weekly injections at the allergy office and as such, have their shots given at a more conveniently located medical office. However, many medical offices are not completely familiar with how to give allergy shots since it is administered differently than most vaccines. Incorrect administration increases the risk of anaphylaxis which everyone wants to avoid. This webp…

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