What are the benefits of sinus surgery that we don’t normally think about? Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common condition affecting over 11 million Americans, resulting in 18.3 million physician office visits, 11.5 million lost workdays, and has a direct annual cost of $8.6 billion. Studies have shown that patients with chronic sinusitis have lower overall […]
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Understanding the Difference Between Snoring and OSA Sleep-disordered breathing is a spectrum of disorders involving breathing alterations during sleep. At one end is snoring – a disorder considered to be a purely cosmetic complaint without identified health implications. Tissue in the throat simply vibrates. At the other end is obstructive sleep apnea, otherwise known as
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How Adenoid Size Is Evaluated This one has been debated back and forth. My opinion remains that endoscopy is the best way to do it. Here’s Why: The two main ways are direct endoscopy or lateral neck X-rays. Lateral neck films are quick and comfortable; however, they involve a dose of radiation and are static
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What Is Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) for Sleep Apnea? OSA affects 3-4% of the adult population and as much as 5-10% of the pediatric population. In OSA, there is usually snoring and also tissue collapse causing airway obstruction. This obstruction leads to decreased oxygen levels and frequent awakenings at night. Some people will have episodes
Why HPV-Related Throat Cancer Is Increasing. And now commonly affects a different demographic than you would naturally expect: young males with minimal exposure to tobacco or alcohol. It used to be that squamous cell carcinoma (the type of cancer that makes up > 90% of throat cancers) was associated with older males who drank and
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How to Use Nasal Sprays Correctly The proper usage of nasal sprays is important because improper use can lead to unnecessary complications and, more importantly, make you think that the medicine is ineffective when it really may work for you. The recommendation is based on anatomy. See below: As you can see, the eustachian tube
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Should my child get ear tubes? This is a very common question and was recently addressed by a consensus panel of ear infection experts in a clinical practice guideline (https://oto.sagepub.com/content/149/1_suppl/S1.full). Ear tubes are one of the most common surgeries performed in the US. According to the article, 667,000 children under age 15 get ear tubes
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Welcome Lindsay Young Lindsay Young was born in San Antonio, Texas. She spent the majority of her upbringing performing in local community theater, choir, and coffee shops (with her guitar). With a musical career in mind, she attended Southern Methodist University where she then decided to pursue medicine. She graduated summa cum laude with a
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Steven Trey Fyfe Steven Trey Fyfe was born in Amarillo, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with honors. He went on to obtain his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. During medical school, he was interested in both cardiothoracic surgery and otolaryngology. After deciding upon otolaryngology, he went on to
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