New Section on Epistaxis (Nosebleeds) Available

A new section on how to control nosebleeds (also known as epistaxis) has been uploaded onto our website under the education section. Tis the season of nosebleeds with the colder and dryer weather.

New Section on Halitosis (Bad Breath) Added

A new section on halitosis (bad breath) has been added to the education section.

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Products found to be helpful treating halitosis:

Meniett Device Now Offered for Meniere's Disease Patients

Our office now participates in offering the Meniett Device as one potential treatment for patients with Meniere's Disease. If you are interested, please contact our office. Some insurance companies will pay for the device. Please call your insurance company to get cost estimates. Give them this HCPCS code E2120 and ICD9 code 386.00. More info can be found here.

The device apparently has been approved by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Click here to read more.

2 New Video Exams of Voice Disorders Posted!

2 new video exams of human voice disorders have been posted. The first video is muscle tension aphonia. The second video is an exam after posterior pharyngeal flap reconstruction was performed to correct a central velopharyngeal insufficiency.

New Patient Survey

Starting Dec 4, 2006, all patients will be requested to fill out a patient survey on how they would like phone calls to our office to be handled. Options currently being considered include keeping the current system of always having a person answer the phone (but downsides of being put on hold, busy signal, delayed response to questions, etc), leaving a voice mail (impersonal), email, vs other. Another question is how good we are with returning phone calls.

If some combo of options desired, even a PBX telephone system with menu options may be considered. However, please let us know what you the patients desire!