NSAIDS Prove Effective for Pain Control Following Common ENT Surgeries
Both a non-narcotic and a narcotic pain medication provided the same relief after nasal and sinus surgery in a randomized, controlled study conducted by physician researchers in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth….
Aerosol-Generating Procedures Presentation Garners a First-Place HSO Resident Research Award
The Houston Society of Otolaryngology awarded chief otorhinolaryngology resident Bailey LeConte, MD, its first-place research award for her presentation on aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) at the organization’s annual resident research competition. Her research was published as a letter to the editor…
Dr. William Yao Named a Castle Connolly Rising Star
Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, co-director of the UTHealth Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named among 2021 Castle Connolly Rising Stars. The awardees are recognized throughout…
Reconstructive Rhinoplasty Gives a Young Girl Her Confidence Back
In mid-December 2020, 13-year-old Leighia Robles was crossing the street to get the mail when a pick-up truck approached her head on. She jumped out of the way but was hit in the face by the side-view mirror, crushing her…
Endoscopic Surgery for a Large Laryngeal Neurofibroma
Neurofibromas of the larynx are extremely rare in the pediatric population, with few cases reported in the literature. When a five-year-old girl with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) presented with a large laryngeal mass, physicians in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and…
Dr. William Yao Named Among Top Doctors by Houstonia Magazine
Rhinologist William C. Yao, MD, co-director of the UTHealth Rhinology and Skull Base Fellowship in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named by his peers as a Top Doctor for 2021 by Houstonia…
Dr. Ibrahim Alava Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Ibrahim “Trey” Alava III, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly for 2021. The Castle Connolly list covers all 50…
Bilateral Cochlear Implants for Severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss in an 8 Month-Old
Nicholas Altong failed his newborn hearing screening. The test was repeated the following day, and he failed again. When his pediatrician learned that he had failed both screenings, she ordered a test to measure brain response to sound and gave…
Detecting and Treating Hearing Loss in Older Adults
UT Physicians audiologist Anna Jilla, AuD, PhD, is the lead author of a recent article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on the high prevalence of hearing loss among older adults. “Age-related hearing loss is pertinent to any…
Trial Results Show Benefits of Intranasal Capsaicin for Patients with Nonallergic Rhinitis
Patients with nonallergic rhinitis (NAR) suffer from persistent nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, and postnasal drainage unrelated to an identifiable allergen, structural abnormality, or sinus disease. A diagnosis of exclusion with limited treatment options, NAR exacts a heavy toll on quality of…