New Webpage on Laser Tonsillectomy

A new webpage has been uploaded describing laser tonsillectomy given how often patients come to our office inquiring about it. We do NOT offer laser tonsillectomy and are not aware of anybody in our region who does offer. However, we are slowly compiling a list on the webpage of surgeons who do offer. If you know of somebody not listed, please let us know.

The closest surgeon to Virginia who offers laser tonsillectomy that we are aware of is Yosef Krespi in New York City.

We offer only coblation tonsillectomy.

Dr. Chang Invited as a Guest for Online Radio Talk Show

Dr. Chris Chang has been invited to participate as a guest in an hour long online radio show hosted by Trish Causey of Musical Theatre Talk. The radio show with Dr. Chang will be aired on January 10, 2010 at 5PM.

Two other members of the voice team that Dr. Chang works with will also be participating including Sarah Maines (singing voice therapist) and Melissa Mainville (functional voice therapist).

More details to come.

Second Stage (of 3) Office Renovations Completed

Over this past weekend, the second stage of 3 office renovations have been completed. One room has been renovated with new flooring, electrical work, paint, and furniture.

Electrical work was done by a friend whereas the other renovations were performed by Cornerstone & Son Construction, LLC. Furniture was purchased at Gerstel Office Furniture which is a fantastic place! They basically purchase furniture from companies that have gone bankrupt or undergoing renovations and sell them to the general public after refurbishing them at huge discounts.

Highly recommend both for pleasant services, being on-time, good price, prompt email correspondence, and excellent job overall.

The final stage will occur once all our paper chart medical records have been cleared out and this space changed to another use. Hopefully this will occur in the next 1-2 years.

New Video on Stopping Nosebleeds by Cautery

A new YouTube video has been uploaded describing how nosebleeds are stopped using silver nitrate cauterization. The video was produced by our office and just in time for the cold and dry air that winter brings along with numerous nosebleeds.

The video is part of our collection of videos on our YouTube channel.

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Oral Appliances to Help Correct Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

In the November 2009 issue of ENT Today (vol 4; number 11), there was an interesting article titled "Evaluation and Management of Patients After Unsuccessful Sleep Apnea Surgery."

What I found particulary informative was the picture that came with the article which I have reproduced below. It is basically a list of all the companies who make oral appliances specifically for patients with obstructive sleep apnea. How nice!

Regardless of the company, they all have the same basic feature of having both an upper and lower occlusal guard which can be adjusted in order to bring the lower jaw forward to prevent obstruction due to tongue collapse. Though our office does not offer any of these devices, some dentists and oral surgeons do. There are also OTC oral appliances one can obtain (which of course do not work as well).