Coastal ENT Medical Group

Sleep Apnea and Treatments - 103

Sleep apnea is increasing in frequency, yet one diagnosed it is not so easily treated. See this article on apnea treatments. Download Relief of Sleep Apnea-20210

Cavities - 092

Dental caries are a problem once again. Bacteria are at fault, despite Floride.

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Gardasil for Boys -051

Human Papilloma virus or HPV is implicated in the causation for cervical cancer. Other subtypes have been associated with head and neck tumors, as well as common warts.

Cervical cancer and HPV are related and thus Gardacil research suggests dosing to youg girls prior to sexual exposure. Now, this has been extended to boys.

We see papilloma of larynx as well as uvula. Treatment may range from simple removal to injections of adjuvants and anti-virals, such as Cidofovir, into lesions with recurrent juvenile papillomata of larynx that interfere with breathing. CO2 Lasers are often used also.

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Earwax -053

Here is a good overview of ears and earwax. Treatments and things to avoid.

http://davidkirkpatrick.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/earwax-blogging/

Airline water and safety - 044

Travel is hard enough.

Barotrauma, dry air, air-borne illness all add to the rigors of a flight.

Now we hear that the water might not be monitored. Download Airlines and water-100709

Smells and Mosquitoes-034

Smell is essential to animals more than humans, but we need this as well. Nasal anatomy requires that air containing a smell must reach the upper nose. then the olfactory nerve is stimulated and odor gets transmitted to the brain via the olfactory pathway.

How to keep the mosquitoes away depend on our body odors. Download Smells-90109

Radiation Exposure-033

We do need x-rays and will get CT and MRI scans where necessary.

At each exposure, the radiologist and technician record the amount of exposure.

MRI's are not using ionizing radiation but rather magnetic beams. They may image some areas better  but, for instance, sinus surgery still requires a CT.

Knowing this, many of you will receive imaging studies at the primary care office, but here is no centralized repository of total lifetime exposure. So, stay on top of it and get imaging studies but question if the information can be gathered in other ways.

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