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Are There Good Bacteria for your Sinuses?
Microflora is the term we use for the tiny organisms that live in our bodies. Think gut bacteria, tiny skin crawlers, anti-inflammatory fungi. It’s no secret that our bodies play host to millions of these creatures on a daily basis, but less well understood is what function, if any, these little passengers might serve. Now … Continue reading Are There Good Bacteria for your Sinuses?
View More >>Is This the Craziest Sinus Story Ever?
I would be remiss if I didn’t tell you about the six-year-old boy who recently underwent surgery to remove a Lego wheel from his nose. Not so strange, you say? Well, here’s the kicker: the Lego in question had been there for three years. Details on the origin of this accident are a bit hard … Continue reading Is This the Craziest Sinus Story Ever?
View More >>Another New Steroid Study
I have written before about the debate on nasal steroids, and whether they work as described or not. (They do, but only a little.) Now a new study has come out comparing oral steroids, also known as systemic steroids, to a placebo. And guess what? The researchers, who published their findings in the Canadian Medical … Continue reading Another New Steroid Study
View More >>What Causes A Sinus Infection?
A good article this week from the folks at Health.com: 13 Sneaky Causes of Sinus Trouble. More than many pieces in the popular press, this one covers a full range of possibilities that can lead to sinus distress, including some rare culprits like nasal polyps and overuse of medications. As a Los Angeles ENT, I … Continue reading What Causes A Sinus Infection?
View More >>Dr. Mani Zadeh Named a Los Angeles Super Doctor for 5th Year in a Row!
I’m proud to announce that I have been honored again as a Super Doctor here in LA by Los Angeles Magazine. Longtime readers will recall that this distinction is voted upon by peers and professional committees and granted to physicians who achieve the highest standards in their respective fields. What this honor means to me … Continue reading Dr. Mani Zadeh Named a Los Angeles Super Doctor for 5th Year in a Row!
View More >>Check Out the New YouTube Channel
A week of videocentric posts, apparently: I am proud to announce that several new patient testimonials are now live on the brand new Mani Zadeh YouTube channel. The videos cover a wide range of sinus surgery procedures and techniques, including balloon sinuplasty, nasal polyp removal, endoscopic sinus surgery and septoplasty. Look closely and you may … Continue reading Check Out the New YouTube Channel
View More >>The Balloon Sinuplasty Testimonial Parade
Balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive surgical technique that unclogs your sinuses and lets you breathe again in about an hour. It’s also a media sensation and a wildly popular innovation that has quickly become a major part of my own Los Angeles sinus surgery practice. Why all the attention? The procedure is simplicity itself: … Continue reading The Balloon Sinuplasty Testimonial Parade
View More >>Take Two Apps and Call Me in the Morning
People have been whispering about it for some time; now it seems it has come to pass. We are entering the era of the prescription app. The FDA is currently approving a growing number of apps to be prescribed by doctors and covered by insurance. How would this work? Consider DiabetesManager, a smartphone app that … Continue reading Take Two Apps and Call Me in the Morning
View More >>A Nasal Spray to Prevent Suicide?
A fascinating story this week from The Daily: a University of Indiana team led by Dr. Michael Kubek has been awarded a seven-figure grant by the Army to develop a nasal spray that would prevent suicide in soldiers. That’s right, a nasal spray. The device in question would administer a quick and potent dose of … Continue reading A Nasal Spray to Prevent Suicide?
View More >>An Intelligent Column on Medical Errors
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, he of CNN and countless “talking head” segments, recently wrote a well-reasoned op-ed about the explosion in unnecessary medical tests. Like others before him, Gupta admits that a great many physicians order unnecessary tests, not because these tests are likely to benefit the patient, but as a hedge against future lawsuits. But … Continue reading An Intelligent Column on Medical Errors
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