The Recurrent Recurrent Nosebleed Treatment - Sewing the Nostril Shut!

Bad nosebleeds are quite alarming, even when it happens once. But imagine 4+ bad nosebleeds a week for years that refuses to quit no matter what is tried: • Saline nasal sprays • Afrin nasal sprays • Ponaris • Silver nitrate cauterization • Electric cauterization • Laser cauterization • Nasal packing • Skin grafts • Estrogen sprays • Vascular embolization • Sinus surgery • Septal surgery And nothing still works! This is often the situation with patients suffering from HHT (…

9/18/2016 0

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Rapid Saliva Test to Look for Laryngopharyngeal Reflux

When you compare a spit test to the current way of how throat level reflux  (LPR) is determined via  barium swallow , upper endoscopy (EGD), and  24 hour ph/impedance testing , it sounds quite attractive. How does such a test work? It basically looks for a stomach protein called pepsin. Given reflux is when stomach contents moves up towards the mouth and pepsin is a protein ONLY produced in the stomach... pepsin should NOT be found in the throat/mouth.  As such, the test can state &qu…

7/16/2013 3

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New Video on Thyroid Surgery and Its Complications

A new video has been created regarding how the thyroid gland is removed along with potential complications that may occur with this surgical procedure. This video creation was a collaborative effort between myself and Dr. Henson , the general surgeon who performed the actual operation portrayed in the video. Assistance by Robin Earl and the surgical staff at Fauquier Hospital were invaluable as well. Read more about the surgery here or watch the video !

4/05/2013 3

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