What Did Americans Stick into Their Ear, Nose, Throat in Last Year?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) maintains a database of injuries due to consumer products for which a patient ends up in the emergency room. Such injuries include sticking it into a body orifice for which the product was never meant to go either through self-infliction or by some other individual. Although more interest may be generated in orifices related to proctology, urology, and gynecology, given this IS an ENT blog, we'll just stick with the ear, nose, and throat. T…

12/28/2016 0

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Does Mouth-Breathing Decrease Risk of Viral Infections?

Image by Magnus Mertens in Wikipedia The New York Times published an article looking into this very question on Nov 11, 2016. However, the provided answer ("possibly") was incomplete. In essence, the question of whether mouth-breathing decreases risk of viral infections is based on the idea that contagious viruses spread via the nose by inhaling coughed/sneezed out water droplets infected with viral contagions. Unfortunately, such viruses can also be spread if such droplets …

11/16/2016 0

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Chiropractic Nasal Balloon Procedure to Treat Sinuses, TMJ, Concussion, etc

Screen shot from YouTube A patient recently came to my office complaining of chronic sinusitis that has been treated over the past year unsuccessfully by a chiropractor using a "balloon that is inserted into the nose and inflated several times." Curious about this interesting technique, I investigated further what and how allegedly this procedure works. It is called "Nasal Release" or "Neuro Cranial Restructuring" or "Endo-Nasal Cranial Facial Release&q…

11/01/2016 0

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ENT Comic Cartoons

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

12/06/2015 0

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Color of Snot (Infographic)

1/29/2015 0

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Big Bang Theory TV Star Kaley Cuoco Undergoes Sinus Surgery

On Dec 26, 2014, Kaley Cuoco of Big Bang Theory fame posted on instagram pictures of herself after undergoing sinus surgery . Apparently the need for sinus surgery was present for over one year. Given Kaley has been suffering from some kind of sinus problem for over one year, what could those possibly be? She may have suffered from recurrent sinus infections or even nasal polyps which would lead to persistent nasal congestion , sino-nasal pain/pressure, and/or need for repeated cours…

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