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Dec
Injection Snoreplasty
Injection Snoreplasty is a relatively new medical procedure that is intended to eliminate snoring. Unlike other procedures such as tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies, Injection Snoreplasty is much less painful, fast, and affordable. The procedure itself involves first numbing t...
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Dec
Speech therapy video visits
Speech therapy video visits for voice, swallowing, and SPEAK OUT! ® are currently available if the patient prefers a video visit instead of an in-office speech therapy session. Speech therapy video visits are real-time and fully interactive without the patient or the speech-l...
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Dec
Balance Testing Using Videonystagmography
For individuals having difficulties with their balance and equilibrium, videonystagmography (VNG) is a valuable diagnostic procedure that is simple and painless, and it can help determine the cause of dizziness symptoms. The VNG test uses a camera to track quick eye movements (c...
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Dec
Hurricanes Can Increase Allergy and Asthma Symptoms
Weather patterns influence environmental allergies. Hurricanes can worsen allergy and asthma symptoms because pollen and mold spores are aerosolized after severe weather. The high winds spread wet mold spores into the air. A lack of air conditioning due to lost power allows, eve...
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Dec
Acute and Chronic Sinusitis
Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a common cold (viral infection) and, unless a bacterial infection develops, most cases resolve within a week or two. With acute sinusitis the spaces in your nose and head (sinuses) become inflamed and swollen. This interferes with drainage an...
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Dec
Retrain How You Breathe
Starting with the first reports of breathing difficulties among people who contracted COVID-19 and extending now to those wearing masks to limit the risk of acquiring or transmitting the virus, the ability to breathe normally has become a common concern. Some worry: Are we takin...
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Dec
Sinusitis
Sinusitis is a condition in which the lining of your sinuses becomes inflamed. The sinuses are four hollow air spaces within the bones surrounding your nose. They produce mucous, a fluid that cleans bacteria and other particles out of the air you breathe. The cilia, tiny hairs l...
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Dec
Protect Your Hearing this July 4th
Fireworks and firecrackers can be as loud as 140 to 160 decibels—louder than a jackhammer or jet plane take-off. Safe listening levels are generally 75-80 decibels. The louder the noise, the less time it takes to damage a person's hearing. Noise-induced hearing...
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Dec
June is Alzheimers Awareness Month
The Connection Between Hearing Loss and Cognition- If you break down what hearing is, it is a major component in our ability to connect with the rest of the world. Hearing loss is highly related to social isolation and loneliness, which we've known for a long time are rela...
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Dec
Summer Health Dangers
The Most Common Summer Health Dangers Summer is a favorite time of the year for many, but that does not mean you can forget about the major hazards it poses for your health. Here are 5 of the most common summer health dangers. Dehydration Dehydration is common because many enter...
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Dec
Why dysphagia therapy?
June is Dysphagia Awareness Month. It translates to dys- (disordered) and -phagia (swallowing). Problems can range from severe instances of a complete inability to swallow to mild discomfort when swallowing. Some people complain of coughing on liquids. Others say food gets stuck...
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Dec
3 Stages of Swallowing
Three stages of swallowing Did you know swallowing is a complex function? Swallowing occurs in a series of sequential steps including the oral phase, pharyngeal phase and the esophageal phase. These are the “3 stages of swallowing”. First, the oral phase (what happe...
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