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Same Day CT Results
CT scans, performed in conjunction with a head and neck examination and sinus endoscopy, are used to obtain detailed images that assist our Otolaryngologists with diagnosing and treating medical conditions. A diagnosis determined by CT scanning may eliminate or support the need f...
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5 Ways To Improve Your Voice
What's the secret of all great communicators? It’s all in the delivery. Here’s how to enhance, tone, and take care of your speaking voice. 1. Slow Down One of the most important things you can do to improve the clarity of your message is to slow down. People ten...
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What is Sinusitis?
Sinusitis (clinically known as rhinosinusitis) is an inflammation of the tissue lining of the sinuses that afflicts more than 35 million Americans each year. Normally, the sinuses are filled with air, but when sinuses become blocked and filled with fluid, pathogens (bacteria, vir...
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Alzheimer’s & Hearing Loss
Alzheimer's & Hearing Loss: How Are They Related? June is National Alzheimer’s Month. Each year, people across the country join together to spread awareness about this degenerative brain disease that influences memory and other cognitive abilities. What you might ...
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The Connection Between Lupus and Voice Disorders
May is Lupus Awareness Month: Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and ...
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Nasal Airway Obstruction
Do you have the following symptoms? -Nasal congestion or blockage -Trouble breathing through your nose -Difficulty sleeping -Inability to get enough air through your nose during exercise or exertion You could have Nasal Airway Obstruction (NAO), a condition in which the nasal pas...
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Why an Audiologist at AENT
At Atlantic Ear, Nose & Throat, an audiometric evaluation is administered and interpreted by an audiologist instead of a hearing aid dispenser. An important distinction to understand when treating hearing loss is the difference between Audiologists and hearing aid dispensers...
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Diaphragmatic Breathing & Your Voice
Breathing plays in integral part in our everyday living, as it is how we sustain life. Breathing properly through use of diaphragmatic breathing (belly breathing) allows the body to complete specific tasks more efficiently such as speaking, swallowing and digestion. The secret to...
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Benefits of Using an Audiologist Associated with an ENT
If you suspect you might have a problem with hearing loss, why should you pick an audiologist over a hearing instrument specialist (HIS) and why should you pick an audiologist who works with an ENT? When it is time for a hearing loss assessment, you can go to an HIS or an audiolog...
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SLIT Allergy Treatment
A highly effective, safer option for allergy treatment People often think of allergy as only ‘hay fever', with sneezing, runny nose, and nasal stuffiness. However, allergies can also cause symptoms such as chronic sinus problems, excess nasal and throat drainage, head...
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What Is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They may occur 30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a...
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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Swallowing
Are you experiencing any of the following symptoms of dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)? -Coughing during or after eating or drinking -Wet sounding voice (“gurgly” voice) -Extra time or effort needed to chew or swallow -Recurring pneumonia or chest congestion -Food or...
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