Fauquier ENT has produced a new video on coblation tonsillectomy for patient educational purposes. It has been added to our YouTube page as well as below. The video shows 3 different views of the procedure, each view being more magnified. It's a little over 4 minutes long in its entirety. Check it out!
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Given the dearth of video on the internet showing exactly how to perform a saline sinus flush using the NeilMed Sinus Rinse bottle, our practice has gone ahead and made one for educational purposes. It has been posted on our YouTube channel, but can be viewed below as well. Click here to go directly to the YouTube video. This link can also be found on our website here.
Instructions on making your own saltwater using home kitchen supplies can be found here.
Saline sinus flushes are generally recommended to patients who have chronic sinusitis or allergy problems which can help alleviate and/or even eliminate symptoms. Children from the age of 5 years and older are able to perform this procedure as well without any difficulty.
There are also devices that perform the same thing:
Instructions on making your own saltwater using home kitchen supplies can be found here.
Saline sinus flushes are generally recommended to patients who have chronic sinusitis or allergy problems which can help alleviate and/or even eliminate symptoms. Children from the age of 5 years and older are able to perform this procedure as well without any difficulty.
There are also devices that perform the same thing:
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
There has been a recent study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine by Hershey Penn State Medical Center revealing the benefit of buckwheat honey
to help with pediatric cough. In fact, it was found to work even BETTER than over-the-counter cough suppressants. This study has been picked up by the general news media as well.Use of honey is also recommended by the World Health Organization which has also published a monogram on viral colds and the various treatments explained. Pay particular close attention to Annex 3 (Page 11) which gives various recipes to treat pediatric cough including the use of honey.
Any further questions or concerns should be directed to your pediatrician. Be aware that honey should not be given to infants less than 1 year old due to risk of botulism.
You can purchase buckwheat honey
on Amazon.com.Monday, 3 December 2007
A new video and audio example of a patient with noisy breathing due to a large ball-valving polyp has been posted. This particular polyp is a variation of Smoker's Polyp and is treated with excision and voice therapy. Quitting smoking is also an important component to help prevent this from recurring.
Sunday, 18 November 2007
We have a new webpage on TMJ disorders uploaded. As most people know, TMJ is a joint found immediately in front of the ear where the jaw joins with the skull. What many people may not recognize is that TMJ disorders have numerous symptoms which is often confused as coming from the ear when in actuality, there is nothing wrong with the ear. Such symptoms include ear pain, crackling/popping in the ear, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), pulsating sounds in the ear, etc. Strategies to treat TMJ is also discussed on the webpage.
Friday, 16 November 2007
Fauquier ENT has offered hearing tests, hearing aids (dispensing and repairs), custom ear molds, and assistive listening devices for over a decade. In order to better promote and make our community aware of what we offer, a new web address has been created called:
This web address will take a person directly to our audiology section of our main website (www.FauquierENT.net).
Thursday, 15 November 2007
What to Expect With Hearing Aids
There are three important rules to remember. First: the most important thing to remember is that “We hear with our brain, not with our ears”. Second: hearing aids will not restore normal hearing. Hearing aids help your damaged auditory system work as well as it can. Third: hearing aids are only half of the process towards better hearing. You will be learning to listen and process sound again. Everything will sound different. Voices will be louder and clearer. Your own voice may sound strange. There will be different sounds in your environment that were not there before. Expect a period of adjustment.
History of Hearing Aid Technology and Circuitry
1950 – Analog
1990 – Analog Programmable
1996 – Digital
2004 – Open Fit and Receiver-In-The-Canal
2007 – Wireless Bluetooth
What Hearing Aids are Best
There are several different hearing aid manufacturers on the market. The manufacturers that our office works with primarily are WIDEX, OTICON, and PHONAK. Hearing aids are manufactured with different sizes of shell styles and internal circuitry. Styles are either in-the-ear or behind-the-ear. Hearing aid internal circuitry ranges from entry level to advanced. All of the aids dispensed at our office have the most technologically advanced circuitry, ensuring the best sound quality available. The four factors to consider when choosing an aid are (1) type and degree of hearing loss (2) lifestyle and listening environments (3) dexterity and vision (4) budget. The most appropriate level of circuitry for each individual will depend on these four factors.
The Bottom Line
The cost for one hearing aid ranges from $800 to over $3000 depending on the style and type of circuit selected. In our office, the cost of a hearing aid is determined by the level of internal circuitry and not the shell style.
A complete hearing evaluation takes only minutes and you could be on the road to better hearing.
Our office also provides custom ear plugs for musicians and swimming as well as assistive listening devices & technology such as infrared loop systems for TV and radio, amplified phones, personal body-worn amplifiers, and FM systems.
A full list of our audiological services can be found here.
--Catie Chalmers, MS, CCC/A
There are three important rules to remember. First: the most important thing to remember is that “We hear with our brain, not with our ears”. Second: hearing aids will not restore normal hearing. Hearing aids help your damaged auditory system work as well as it can. Third: hearing aids are only half of the process towards better hearing. You will be learning to listen and process sound again. Everything will sound different. Voices will be louder and clearer. Your own voice may sound strange. There will be different sounds in your environment that were not there before. Expect a period of adjustment.
History of Hearing Aid Technology and Circuitry
1950 – Analog
1990 – Analog Programmable
1996 – Digital
2004 – Open Fit and Receiver-In-The-Canal
2007 – Wireless Bluetooth
What Hearing Aids are Best
There are several different hearing aid manufacturers on the market. The manufacturers that our office works with primarily are WIDEX, OTICON, and PHONAK. Hearing aids are manufactured with different sizes of shell styles and internal circuitry. Styles are either in-the-ear or behind-the-ear. Hearing aid internal circuitry ranges from entry level to advanced. All of the aids dispensed at our office have the most technologically advanced circuitry, ensuring the best sound quality available. The four factors to consider when choosing an aid are (1) type and degree of hearing loss (2) lifestyle and listening environments (3) dexterity and vision (4) budget. The most appropriate level of circuitry for each individual will depend on these four factors.
The Bottom Line
The cost for one hearing aid ranges from $800 to over $3000 depending on the style and type of circuit selected. In our office, the cost of a hearing aid is determined by the level of internal circuitry and not the shell style.
A complete hearing evaluation takes only minutes and you could be on the road to better hearing.
Our office also provides custom ear plugs for musicians and swimming as well as assistive listening devices & technology such as infrared loop systems for TV and radio, amplified phones, personal body-worn amplifiers, and FM systems.
A full list of our audiological services can be found here.
--Catie Chalmers, MS, CCC/A
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