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The Tale of the Flight Attendant and the PROPEL Sinus Stent
I often link to local news stories about the very latest sinus surgery technologies because these video crews do what I cannot: produce compelling narratives that help visualize what sinus surgeons do every day. This recent story about a flight attendant who contended with agonizing sinusitis for years is especially good. Sinusitis is an acutely … Continue reading The Tale of the Flight Attendant and the PROPEL Sinus Stent
View More >>Kid Has Sinusitis? Don’t Dive for the Antibiotics
Everyone in my corner of medicine is talking about the latest pediatric guidelines for treating children with sinus infections. In a widely expected release, doctors recently extended the recommended wait time before prescribing antibiotics from 10 days to 13. As it happens, antibiotic resistance is just one reason why. The other is that several studies … Continue reading Kid Has Sinusitis? Don’t Dive for the Antibiotics
View More >>Is PROPEL a Breakthrough for Sinusitis?
I am fortunate to participate in the research stage for a number of promising developments in ENT medicine and sinus surgery. Recently I have been selected as one of the few sinus surgeons in the nation who can offer a new technology for sinusitis surgery known as the PROPEL implant. How does it work? This … Continue reading Is PROPEL a Breakthrough for Sinusitis?
View More >>My Balloon Sinuplasty Video
Because I was one of the first pioneers to bring balloon sinuplasty to Southern California, I often receive referrals and questions about this revolutionary procedure. Longtime readers will recall that I have explained the procedure before, but the questions keep coming and the interest never seems to flag. Maybe this is because balloon sinuplasty is … Continue reading My Balloon Sinuplasty Video
View More >>The Mystery of Sleep Apnea
Many of us who work with sleep and sinus disorders see patients with sleep apnea on a daily basis. One of the most common complaints we hear during these appointments is that patients often had no idea that they suffered from sleep apnea – sometimes for decades at a time. This should change. Several recent … Continue reading The Mystery of Sleep Apnea
View More >>Celine Dion Silenced by Sinusitis
Here’s a nice reminder that sinuses don’t care about money: Celine Dion, famed Canadian chanteuse and Vegas’s $100 million woman, was sidelined for a week last month. The cause: that same thing that’s been making the rounds in your neighborhood. Sinusitis. Ms. Dion’s experience hewed pretty closely to what everyone has been reporting: flu-like symptoms … Continue reading Celine Dion Silenced by Sinusitis
View More >>Sinus Care During Pregnancy
Those of you who have experienced pregnancy – or witnessed it up close – can attest to one thing: it’s an ordeal. Between the back pain, the appetite issues and the sleep problems, it’s a wonder so many women make it to the finish line with their good minds intact. One pregnancy health issue that’s … Continue reading Sinus Care During Pregnancy
View More >>Why Do I Sneeze in the Cold?
With cold weather upon us, this seemed a good time to address yet another question from the grab bag. I’ve written once before about the mystery that is the sneeze reflex, specifically why it seems to appear with exercise. Today’s question is surprisingly common as well: Why do we sneeze when it’s cold outside? The … Continue reading Why Do I Sneeze in the Cold?
View More >>Norovirus, Our Old Nemesis
Another year has brought another strain if norovirus to the states. This version has become colloquially known as “winter vomiting disease,” and it is aptly named: Distinguished by lasting misery and a preponderance of bodily fluids, WVD is a scourge that seems to have spiked in the end of 2012: “The new strain spread rapidly … Continue reading Norovirus, Our Old Nemesis
View More >>The Septal Deviation/Sinusitis Link
You could be forgiven for wondering whether the scientific community ever rests on one conclusion for long. The history of science is replete with notations and reversals, of course, and at least one article I have cited before makes some sense of this flip-flop dynamic. But here is a clear example of how assumptions can … Continue reading The Septal Deviation/Sinusitis Link
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