What is Chronic Cough?
August 14, 2023Be ENT Smart / Get the Best ENT Care What is Chronic Cough? A continuing cough that has been present for more than eight weeks in adults and more than four weeks in children is often considered to be a chronic cough. A chest x-ray…
Understanding Vestibular Migraines
August 14, 2023Be ENT Smart / Get the Best ENT Care Understanding Vestibular Migraines Vestibular migraine, also referred to as “migraine associated vertigo,” is when a patient also experiences dizziness and imbalance. Vestibular migraine is one of the most common causes of vertigo, or the sensation of spinning…
Improve Your Sleep Quality
June 28, 2023Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Improve Your Sleep Quality Making some simple but important modifications to your sleep hygiene—your everyday behaviors and circumstances surrounding your sleep and bedtime patterns—can help improve the overall quality and duration of your sleep. Consider these tips for…
Tips for Preventing Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV)
May 1, 2023Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Tips for Preventing Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus that in a healthy person may cause a flu-like illness or sometimes no symptoms at all. A majority of people have been exposed to the virus at some…
Sleep Awareness: Tips for Jet Lag
May 1, 2023Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Sleep Awareness: Tips for Jet Lag Jet lag is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder that occurs when your internal clock’s schedule does not match the wake-sleep cycle where you are currently located. Your body’s clock runs a…
Understanding Your Voice Care Team
April 3, 2023Be ENT Smart / Get the Best ENT Care Understanding Your Voice Care Team The voice plays an important role in communicating at work, at home, and in social situations. A wide variety of things can cause a change in your voice and can present as…
Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Voice
April 3, 2023Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Voice Maintaining a healthy voice is important for establishing and preserving relationships and communicating adequately with others. Your voice is invaluable for social interaction and essential for many occupations. You can take easy yet effective…
Learn More about Your Voice
April 3, 2023Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Learn More about Your Voice Voice is the sound that is made when your vocal cords vibrate together as air passes through the larynx (your voice box). As the most common form of communication, your voice is an extremely valuable…
What You Should Know About Sinus Disease and Disorders
September 20, 2021Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention What You Should Know About Sinus Disease and Disorders Nasal congestion is a very common complaint and can have many different causes, including inflammation inside the nose due to allergies, or structural abnormalities such as a deviated nasal septum, turbinate…
Smell Loss Related to Colds, Allergies, Sinus Issues, and COVID-19
September 20, 2021Be ENT Smart / Get the Best ENT Care Smell Loss Related to Colds, Allergies, Sinus Issues, and COVID-19 Anosmia is the lack of sense of smell and frequently goes hand in hand with the lack of taste. Since the smell receptors are in the…
Hearing Loss with the Use of Protective Face Masks
September 17, 2021Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Hearing Loss with the Use of Protective Face Masks During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all learned about the vital benefits of wearing protective face masks and coverings. They can significantly prevent or limit the transfer of respiratory droplets…
Smell Retraining Therapy
September 14, 2021Be ENT Smart / Get the Best ENT Care Smell Retraining Therapy Smell retraining therapy (SRT) is a treatment for loss of smell, also referred to as hyposmia or anosmia. It can be used to help return your sense of smell if it was lost during…
What You Should Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
August 24, 2021Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention What You Should Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that has spread around the world. Events and information regarding COVID-19 are changing rapidly; stay up to date with the…
Phillips Recall of PAP Devices
June 30, 2021Phillips Recall of PAP Devices On June 14, 2021, Phillips issued a voluntary recall notification of positive air pressure (PAP) and ventilator devices. The recall applies to all Phillips devices manufactured before April 26, 2021, including the original DreamStation line of CPAP machines. This recall…
Benign Phonotraumatic Lesions
January 21, 2021Be ENT Smart / Get the Best ENT Care Benign Phonotraumatic Lesions There are many different causes of hoarseness resulting in a change in the voice. Some of the most common causes include non-cancerous (benign) vocal cord growths and swelling, also known as phonotraumatic lesions…
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Management and Lifestyle Changes
January 21, 2021Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Management and Lifestyle Changes Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) occurs when the liquid, food, and/or gas contents of the stomach leak back up through the esophagus into the voice box (larynx) and/or the back of throat (pharynx). When…
Secondhand Smoke and Children
November 9, 2020Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Secondhand Smoke and Children Secondhand smoke is a combination of the smoke from a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. It contaminates the air and is collected in clothing, hair, curtains, and furniture. Many people find secondhand…
Vaping Is Not a Safe Alternative to Smoking
October 18, 2020Be ENT Smart / Wellness & Prevention Vaping Is Not a Safe Alternative to Smoking Vaping, the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), has increased in recent years compared to the use of traditional cigarettes. Like traditional cigarettes, vaping has…
