ORL Notes

Otolaryngologist Ronda Alexander, MD, looks to orthopedic surgery as an analogy to explain the treatment of voice disorders.  “After a knee replacement or an ACL repair, the surgeon prescribes physical therapy to teach patients how to use the joint safely…

For nearly 20 years, 45-year-old Susan Haase lived her life exhausted.  “I couldn’t understand why I was so tired,” Haase says.  “At first I thought it was a normal part of aging but I was only in my early 30s…

Randy Richards underwent surgery in 2008 for removal of a nasal polyp and repair of a deviated septum. During the procedure, his ENT discovered that what he had originally thought was an inflammatory polyp was actually an inverted papilloma (IP)….

Initially, Jesselyn May didn’t notice her facial paralysis, but photos taken over time revealed a gradual loss of muscle tone, accompanied by sagging on the affected side. “Eventually, my family members pointed it out to me, and as the years…

Rhinologists from the Texas Sinus Institute of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston reported their results on a novel topical therapy for the treatment of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in…

Rhinologists from the Texas Sinus Institute of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston presented a study on the use of ArthroCare ENT Coblation® technology at the American Rhinologic Society spring…

When Marya was only 22 years old, she was diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis. Seventeen years later she has undergone two total knee replacements, as well as replacement of all of the metacarpophalangeal joints in both of her hands. “The…

Up to 50 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with a thyroid nodule at some time in their lives, found either by palpation or incidentally on a radiographic imaging study. About 4 to 7 percent of these nodules will be…

The first line of treatment for most patients with nasal obstruction symptoms is medical therapy, but “Treatment of nasal valve obstructions begins with a complete evaluation and proper diagnosis,” says Tang Ho, MD, a fellowship-trained facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon…

Following surgical resection and stereotactic radiation therapy to treat a metastatic adenocarcinoma in his left cerebral hemisphere, Dick Smith’s voice was inexplicably reduced to a whisper. “Between his brain surgery in July and the Gamma Knife treatment in mid-August, Dick…