What is the purpose of lymph nodes under the arm? What’s the reason that they puff up? Here is the best way to determine if the swelling is just that — or potentially something worse. The Reason Lymph Nodes Swell If the body identifies a substance that’s foreign, it distributes white blood cells to combat the ‘threat’. White blood cells …
Video Blog: Should You Be Worried About Throat Cancer?
In this video, Dr. Evans talks about risk factors for throat cancer, common symptoms, and symptoms that are less concerning.
Video Blog: What to Do If You Have a Nosebleed
Nosebleeds are no fun for anyone. Watch this video to find out the best way to get that bleeding stopped!
Video Blog: What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
In today’s post, we will learn what obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is, and what the typical symptoms are.
Video Blog: Brain Amoebas and Sinus Rinses
In this video, we will discuss the recent sad news about a woman in Seattle who died from an amoeba brain infection caused by a contaminated sinus rinse. How can you avoid the low but potential risk of this deadly problem?
Video Blog: Unexplained Chronic Cough
Watch and learn about neurogenic cough: a problem that is little known outside of ENT doctors. This is a common reason for lingering dry cough that lasts for months or even years.
The Seriousness of Sudden Hearing Loss and Why you Should Act Now
Hearing loss hardly seems like an emergency. After all, a day at the pool or a nasty cold can have dramatic effects on your ears. Unfortunately, repairing hearing loss that occurs for other reasons isn’t as easy as untrapping water from the ear canal or treating a sinus infection. Sudden hearing loss should be treated immediately for the best chance …
Video Blog: What to Expect After Ear Tube Surgery
Here is what to expect if you or your child has recently had ear tubes placed. Dr. Evans discusses typical things that happen after the surgery so you know what to expect.
Video Blog: What to Expect After Tonsillectomy Surgery
Here’s what to expect after tonsillectomy. Dr. Evans discusses pain medication for adults vs. children, diet restrictions, and what to do if there is bleeding from the throat.
Video Blog: Do You Have a Sinus Infection?
Our topic for today is going to be… What is a sinus infection and how do you know if you have one? So to start out, it helps to understand what the sinuses actually are. We all have several different sinuses inside of our face. We have 4 different sets of these sinuses. There are sinuses in the cheeks called …
Video Blog: Ear Wax!
I’d like to talk today about a topic that is near and dear to my heart and that is earwax (medical name = cerumen). It’s a very exciting topic I know! Specifically, I’d like to talk about two very common misconceptions that I hear a lot from my patients about earwax. So, the first misconception is that earwax means that …
Video Blog: What is Vertigo?
Hello today’s topic is Are dizziness and vertigo the same thing? This topic addresses something that is a very common misconception that I hear from patients and even from a lot of non-ENT doctors. The answer is no! Dizziness and vertigo are not the same thing though frequently these two words are used interchangeably. First of all, dizziness is a …
How an ENT Doctor can help with Balloon Sinuplasty
Learn about chronic sinusitis and problems that come with it as well as why you need to consult an ENT doctor to learn the treatment options and have it cured.
An overview of age-related hearing loss
Learn everything important about age-related hearing loss. Find out what are the causes, the typical complaints and the treatment options for this problem.
Throat Cancer: A Typical Patient’s Story
A success story about a patient of ours getting his throat cancer successfully cured with no signs of cancer cells for the past 3 years and minor side effects.
What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?
This is the first in a multi-part series about obstructive sleep apnea. The next few posts will discuss how I diagnose sleep apnea, nonsurgical treatments, traditional surgical treatments, and newer office-based procedures. What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious medical problem that affects millions of Americans. OSA is a disorder in which patients have repetitive …
Are You Tired of Migraines?
Hello everyone! I wanted to update my blog today with an article about a procedure I’ve started performing in the office which can be amazingly effective for people with migraines or other chronic headaches, pain in the head and neck, and even pain in other parts of the body (lower back pain, sciatica, etc). This blog post will focus on …
A New Office Procedure to Treat Sleep Apnea
Well, here we are at the last post in the series! For a quick recap, we first talked about what obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is and how it is diagnosed. Then, we talked about non-surgical treatments including CPAP, oral appliances, and lifestyle changes. Finally, we discussed various traditional surgeries designed to treat OSA. Main Sleep Apnea Treatment – Radiofrequency Ablation …
What do ENT Ear, Throat and Nose Specialists do?
Otolaryngologists: The Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists Otolaryngologists are physicians who specialize in management and treatment of diseases that affect the noses, throats and the related structures of the body including diseases of the head and neck. They are commonly referred to as ear, throat and nose specialists abbreviated as ENT specialists. The term ENT is accurate in describing what …
The Problem of Overscreening
I just read an interesting op-ed piece in today’s NY Times on the dangers of overscreening for thyroid cancers. I’ve posted a couple of times on here about thyroid cancers. If you remember this post from a few months ago, you’ll recall that the large majority of thyroid cancers are papillary cancers. Autopsy studies have shown that about 1/3 of …