New Webpage on Uvulectomy (Uvula Excision) for Snoring Cure

A new webpage has been posted describing the uvulectomy procedure (uvula excision) to reduce if not cure snoring. This procedure is an out-patient, in-office, unsedated procedure performed under local anesthesia and takes no more than 15 minutes to perform.

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Injection Snoreplasty Offered! A Less Costly Way to Cure Snoring!

We now offer a less costly alternative surgical procedure to significantly reduce and even cure snoring. This procedure is known as injection snoreplasty. This procedure is done under local anesthesia in our office and consists of a single injection into the palate right above the uvula. That's it! Approximately 70-80% of patients report significant improvement in snoring. 50% do require a second injection for maximum benefit.

Best of all, it is effective yet less costly than more expensive alternative surgical procedures to address snoring... less expensive than the Pillar Procedure (cost ~$1500), coblation palatoplasty (cost ~$1000), uvula excision (cost ~$500), etc.

Please call our office for an appointment to see if you are a candidate for this innovative procedure.

References regarding this procedure are provided below with links.

• Single dose injection snoreplasty: investigation or treatment? J Laryngol Otol. 2008 Nov;122(11):1190-3. Link
• Radiofrequency versus injection snoreplasty in simple snoring. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Aug;133(2):224-8. Link
• Injection snoreplasty: investigation of alternative sclerotherapy agents. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Jan;130(1):47-5. Link
• Injection snoreplasty: extended follow-up and new objective data. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 May;128(5):605-15. Link
• Injection snoreplasty: how to treat snoring without all the pain and expense. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2001 May;124(5):503-10. Link

Fauquier ENT Has Been Selected to Become a YouTube Partner

Our YouTube channel has recently been selected by YouTube to become a partner. What does this mean? It means we have just become a larger presence on the internet through the videos we have produced in our office. This is very exciting for us as it increases our practice visibility not only regionally, but nationally.

Allergy CURE in a Pill???

Well... possibly just for grasses at this time and only in Europe. Grazax®, a grass-pollen allergen tablet, is now (in Europe) available for children and is made by Allergy Company ALK-Abelló. Grazax is the ONLY non-injection immunotherapy licensed to treat children suffering from severe hay fever caused by grass pollen allergy.

Grazax has been available for use in adults in Europe since January 2007. It's a once daily, fast-melting tablet which is placed under the tongue. Traditionally, immunotherapy has been given by injection but the tablet formulation is more convenient and easier to use. Sublingual allergy drops has been around for much longer and is already offered by some practices in the United States.

Grazax (as far as I know) is not available in the United States... yet...

Coblation Turbinate Reduction to be Featured on TV

Coblation Turbinate Reduction, a procedure offered at Fauquier ENT, will be featured on “The Doctors” TV show airing this Monday, February 23 at 4pm on Channel 9 (Washington DC, Northern Virginia). Click here for local listings.

ADDENDUM:
Show has aired and can be viewed here.