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Sleep Apnea and Multiple Sclerosis
Obstructive sleep apnea can be remedied in a variety of ways, from losing weight to medical implants. But for certain kinds of apnea, the most effective solutions remain surgical, in particular septal surgery for a deviated septum, and turbinate reduction surgery for enlarged turbinates. Yet long before most patients make it anywhere near a surgical … Continue reading Sleep Apnea and Multiple Sclerosis
View More >>What “Sleep Belief” Can Do
An interesting study making the rounds this week suggests that there may be a powerful effect associated with how much sleep with think we’ve had. Researchers noted that study participants who believed they had slept soundly performed better on a battery of cognitive tests than those who believed they had slept poorly: The results: “When … Continue reading What “Sleep Belief” Can Do
View More >>Balloon Sinuplasty vs. Traditional Sinus Surgery
It is rare to find a piece that tackles the question of balloon sinuplasty versus traditional sinus surgery head-on. There are, after all, several factors which can influence decisions such as these, including the individual patient’s history as well as her anatomy, health profile and prognosis. This piece gamely dives into the fray regardless, and … Continue reading Balloon Sinuplasty vs. Traditional Sinus Surgery
View More >>Is Sleep Apnea Hurting Your Golf Handicap?
We’ve learned many times that obstructive sleep apnea can affect your mood, your heart, even your IQ. Now new evidence suggests that it may also affect your golf score. No, really. The New York Times reports on a study which while small, featured results which could accurately be called a hole in one: The control … Continue reading Is Sleep Apnea Hurting Your Golf Handicap?
View More >>The PROPEL Sinus Stent on ABC
The word is getting out about an effective new sinus surgery option called PROPEL. This small, flexible, spring-like stent holds sinus airways open following sinus surgery, delivering a low and steady dose of healing steroids before dissolving harmlessly into the body. In the clip below, you can see actual footage of the PROPEL device seated … Continue reading The PROPEL Sinus Stent on ABC
View More >>Another Sleep Apnea Device Makes a Splash
I have covered the universe of CPAP alternatives before in this space, and it isn’t a mystery why: Because the famous masks are so unwieldy, millions of sleep apnea sufferers who might otherwise benefit from positive airway pressure opt to go without them at night. As a consequence, medical device producers are constantly searching for … Continue reading Another Sleep Apnea Device Makes a Splash
View More >>Predicting 2014’s Flu
Flu prediction is hardly an exact science. In fact it could be accused of being little more than a loose amalgam of computer modeling, blind luck, and gut instinct. In other words, cross your fingers. As this article describes, the scientific community has a fairly poor track record of predicting which flu strains will rise … Continue reading Predicting 2014’s Flu
View More >>Balloon Sinuplasty in Youngstown
Balloon sinuplasty remains an ongoing success story. As more regions of the country gain access to this revolutionary sinus surgery procedure, more news stations are reporting good results with minimal recovery times. This week’s news story comes from Youngstown OH. As WFMJ states, “Sinus surgery has long been a last resort for patients who can’t … Continue reading Balloon Sinuplasty in Youngstown
View More >>When Sinusitis Looks Like a Toothache
Sinusitis – chronic swelling and inflammation in the sinuses – can lead to a host of collateral symptoms. One of the most common is severe pain in the jaw or upper teeth, typically as a result of pressure building up from sinus cavities that cannot drain. One doctor recently shared the story of a patient … Continue reading When Sinusitis Looks Like a Toothache
View More >>The Challenge of Safe Surgical Training
My expertise is in sinus surgery. One of the principal ways I trained for this job was with practice – a lot of it, often using cadavers and various simulated environments designed for medical training. As it happens, the market for such technologies is growing. Although much of the fanfare these days surrounds the use … Continue reading The Challenge of Safe Surgical Training
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