Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Office will be CLOSED for the holidays on NOV 23-24, DEC 25-26, & JAN 1, 2007!
Office will be CLOSED for the holidays on NOV 23-24, DEC 25-26, & JAN 1, 2007! Please plan accordingly, especially if you are a patient receiving allergy shots from our office.
Monday, 20 November 2006
No-Show Charge will increase to $50 starting March 1, 2007.
To avoid a no-show charge, please inform our office of any appointment cancellations at least 24 hours in advance. Same-day cancellations also will be subject to the no-show charge.
New Video of Viral Laryngitis Added!
A new video example of viral laryngitis has been added to the Laryngitis section.
Post-Thyroidectomy Instruction Sheet Added
Patient instructions for after thyroidectomy care has been added under the Services section. Click here.
Read more about the surgery here or watch the video!
Sunday, 19 November 2006
Fauquier ENT News Archive Now As a Blog
To better search news that has happened at Fauquier ENT over the years, we have transferred all the postings into a blog format. We hope you like it.
New Handout on Voice Rehabilitation
A handout on voice rehabilitation for patients with vocal cord swelling/pre-nodules has been posted. Click here.
Volunteers Needed for Research Study on the Human Voice
Dr. Chang is looking for normal females & males between the ages of 18 to 50 without any voice problems for a study investigating the hoarse voice. There will be no monetary compensation. However, the entire voicebox exam performed can be burned onto a CD and given to the volunteer for their time.
THIS STUDY IS NO LONGER BEING PERFORMED!
THIS STUDY IS NO LONGER BEING PERFORMED!
Saturday, 18 November 2006
New Video Example of VPI
Another video example of velopharyngeal insufficiency has been added to the Nasal Speech section.
Sunday, 12 November 2006
New Article on Globus Pharyngeus
New section on Lump in the Throat (Globus Pharyngeus) has been added. Click here.
Wednesday, 8 November 2006
New Article on the Mystery Chronic Cough
New section on Chronic Cough has been added. This webpage is NOT about the usual chronic cough due to asthma, laryngitis, cold, reflux, sinusitis, allergy, etc. Rather it is about the chronic cough for which no obvious reason exists. It is the mystery chronic cough. For some patients, this unusual type of chronic cough may be secondary to something called Laryngeal Sensory Neuropathy (also known as neuropathic cough or vagal neuropathy).
Click here to read more about it.
Medications that may help a chronic cough due to reflux:
Monday, 6 November 2006
Google Search has been added to the Website
Google site & web search capabilities has been added to most of our webpages. Look for the magnifying glass at the top left hand corner.
Wednesday, 1 November 2006
Voicebox Images Added to VoiceInfo.org
Most of the material on our voice information part of the website contain video. However, such video does take time to download in order to view. As such, we have created a webpage where image stills (obtained from the videos posted) are organized into a photo album format for faster downloads. Click on the title to check it out!
New section on Zenker's Diverticulum has been added
New section on Zenker's Diverticulum has been added.
http://www.ZenkersInfo.org
Dr. Chang of Northern Virginia is one of only a handful of surgeons in the US who treats this rare swallowing disorder using a minimally invasive, endoscopic approach called Endoscopic Staple Diverticulostomy (ESD).
http://www.ZenkersInfo.org
Dr. Chang of Northern Virginia is one of only a handful of surgeons in the US who treats this rare swallowing disorder using a minimally invasive, endoscopic approach called Endoscopic Staple Diverticulostomy (ESD).