"Say Ahh!" GE Commercial Acknowledging What ENTs Do Best

I saw this commercial while watching the Olympics last night. In a nod to what otolaryngologists do best, this ad by GE attempts to show their commitment to bring better health to more people all over the world. Say "ahh!"

For those curious, the music was taken from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, 4th movement, otherwise known as "Ode to Joy."

New Paper Published by Dr. Chang Titled "Bilateral Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery"

Dr. Chang has published a new paper titled "Bilateral Aberrant Internal Carotid Artery." This paper was published in ENT Journal March 2010, pages 114-115.

Pubmed ID 20229475.

New Webpage Has Been Created to Assist Patients Diagnose Their Dizziness!

A new webpage has been created in flowchart format to help patients diagnose what may be causing their symptoms of dizziness. The questions asked guide patients to a possible diagnosis that MIGHT be causing their dizziness as well as to get an idea of what kind of studies may be obtained when they see a doctor. Keep in mind that these questions are geared towards an ENT workup... ie, focus is on determing whether the ears may be playing a role or not.

Click here to check it out!

Of course, any information provided on the website should not be considered medical advice or a substitute for a consultation with a physician. If you have a medical problem, contact your local physician for diagnosis and treatment.

New Webpage on Rhinitis Medicamentosa (Nasal Decongestant Spray Addiction)

A new webpage has been created and uploaded to our website on rhinitis medicamentosa, a devastating sinus/nasal condition with symptoms of severe chronic obstruction/congestion. This condition occurs when over-the-counter nasal decongestant sprays are used more frequently (every 12 hours) and longer (3-5 days) than directed.

Such nasal decongestant sprays include the common and popular Afrin and Zicam nasal sprays. These sprays contain one of these active ingredients: phenylephrine, neo-synephrine, oxymetazoline, and xylometazoline.

This condition has also been portrayed in the New York Times and the article can be read here.

Check out the webpage here.

Fauquier ENT iPhone App Sold Thru iTunes!

Well... soon... someday...

There's a nifty website called AppMakr that creates a customized iPhone app based on Blog articles, YouTube feeds, and Twitter accounts via keywords or a web address. Though one can play around with the customized iPhone application virtually on a computer for free, to actually publish the app onto iTunes and download to an iPhone costs a bit of money. $199.99 to be exact.

You can play around with our virtual iPhone application here.

Once we hit over 100 subscriptions to our blog and/or 500 followers on our twitter account, we'll consider actually creating this iPhone app you can use on an iPhone (sold thru iTunes).