Ears, Nose and Throat

Can Coffee Keep Your Ears from Ringing?

Can Coffee Keep Your Ears from Ringing? September 06, 2014 Story Source   By Dr. Mercola I personally don’t drink coffee as I don’t like the taste and have only used a few cups in my life to treat jet lag. However, there are ways to include coffee in a healthy lifestyle, provided you’re not […]

Can The Shape of Your Earlobe Predict a Heart Attack ?

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Story Source Most people are very well aware of the correlation of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, etc.. but ear creases?! To the surprise of many people, Earlobe Creases May Indicate Artery Disease. The possible association between ear lobe creases and coronary artery disease garnered attention when a […]

Effect of osteopathic manipulative treatment on middle ear effusion following acute otitis media in young children: a pilot study – Full Text Article

J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 Jun;114(6):436-47. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.094. Steele KM Abstract CONTEXT: Childhood acute otitis media (AOM) is highly prevalent. Its usual sequela of middle ear effusion (MEE) can lead to conductive hearing loss, for which surgery is commonly used. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of an osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) protocol on MEE resolution […]

Spatial cognition, body representation and affective processes: the role of vestibular information beyond ocular reflexes and control of posture

Mast FW, et al. Front Integr Neurosci. 2014 May 27;8:44. Abstract A growing number of studies in humans demonstrate the involvement of vestibular information in tasks that are seemingly remote from well-known functions such as space constancy or postural control. In this review article we point out three emerging streams of research highlighting the importance […]

Aspirin May Halt Growth of Acoustic Neuromas

Zosia Chustecka January 30, 2014 Full Story A retrospective analysis suggests a potential therapeutic role for aspirin in the management of acoustic neuromas, which arise in the internal auditory canal and account for about 8% of all intracranial tumors. These tumors, also known as sporadic vestibular schwannomas (sVS), are unlike most other solid tumors, in […]

Sleep Impairment in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis

A Thompson, N Sardana, TJ Craig Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Dec 01;111(6)446-451 December 20, 2013 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This is a literature review that examined congestion and inflammation in patients with allergic rhinitis and the effect of congestion on disturbed sleep, quality of life, productivity, and performance. Therapies that alleviate sleep disturbance are discussed. ABSTRACT […]

Respiratory Viral Infection Prevalent Among Patients With Allergic Rhinitis

Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Dec 01;111(6)508-511, JH Kim, BJ Moon, CH Gong, NH Kim, YJ Jang Research · December 31, 2013 TAME HOME MESSAGE This prospective case-control study of patients with allergic rhinitis used a PCR-based assay to show that respiratory viruses were detected in a large percentage compared with controls. However, severity of […]

Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media in Children – Video

Principles for Judicious Antibiotic Prescribing Lauri Hicks, DO Disclosures|November 19, 2013 Hello. I’m Lauri Hicks, medical director of CDC’s Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work program. Did you know that ear infection, specifically acute otitis media (AOM), leads to more antibiotic prescriptions than any other syndrome? Just this year, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) […]

The efficiency of spinal manipulation in otorhinolaryngology

A retrospective long-term study Hülse M, et al. HNO. 2004 Mar;52(3):227-34.  Article in German. Abstract BACKGROUND: The vertebral genesis of many functional disorders in otorhinolaryngology, such as dizziness, hearing-impairment, ear-pressure, ear-pain, foreign body sensation in the throat and dysphonia, is suggested by the success of spinal manipulative therapy, particularly of the atlanto-occipital joint. Up to […]

Barrett’s Esophagus Risk and Meat and Fat Intake

Li Jiao, MD, PhD, MS Hashem B. El-Serag, MD, MPH Department of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine 2002 Holcombe Blvd, MS 152 Houston, TX 77030 (713) 791-1414 ext 10322 / (713) 748-7359 (FAX) jiao@bcm.edu / hasheme@bcm.edu “Dietary Consumption of Meat, Fat, Animal Products and Advanced Glycation End-Products and the Risk of Barrett’s Oesophagus,” Aliment Pharmacol Ther, […]

Improving tinnitus with mechanical treatment of the cervical spine and jaw

AuthorsCherian K, et al. Show all Journal J Am Acad Audiol. 2013 Jul-Aug;24(7):544-55. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.24.7.3. Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Abstract Background: Tinnitus affects approximately 30-50 million Americans. In approximately 0.5-1.0% of the population, tinnitus has a moderate to severe impact on their quality of life. Musculature […]

5-Minute Diagnosis of Dizziness

Kenneth E. Watford, DNP, APRN-C Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2013;9(10):712-713. Introduction Dizziness ranks as one of the most common medical complaints treated in primary care and is typically a dreaded complaint for the nurse practitioner (NP) because of the perceived complexities in making an accurate diagnosis. Dizziness accounts for about 5% of all primary care […]

Improving tinnitus with mechanical treatment of the cervical spine and jaw

J Am Acad Audiol. 2013 Jul-Aug;24(7):544-55. doi: 10.3766/jaaa.24.7.3. Cherian K1, Cherian N, Cook C, Kaltenbach JA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Tinnitus affects approximately 30-50 million Americans. In approximately 0.5-1.0% of the population, tinnitus has a moderate to severe impact on their quality of life. Musculature and joint pathologies of the head and neck are frequently associated with […]

Vertigo Treatment – Video

University of Colorado Denver Published on Jul 25, 2013 Vertigo Treatment: Carol Foster, MD explains how to treat vertigo by showing you the maneuver to treat your own symptoms at home. This maneuver is used to treat Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Read more about Dr. Carol Foster and this DIY treatment: http://www.ucdenver.edu/about/newsroo… Video provided […]

Treating Acute Otitis Media in Young Children – What Constitutes Success?

Jack L. Paradise, MD, Alejandro Hoberman, MD, Howard E. Rockette, PhD, Nader Shaikh, MD, MPHDisclosures Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013;32(7):745-747. Introduction Researchers embarking on clinical trials of antimicrobial treatment for acute otitis media (AOM) must make several key decisions beforehand. They must choose a study age group, stipulate study eligibility, specify criteria for the diagnosis […]

Colorado Doctor Finds Way To Treat Common Vertigo [Video)

April 23, 2012 7:33 PM AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – More than seven million people in the U.S. suffer from vertigo with 50,000 in the Denver area alone. The symptoms include feeling surroundings spinning when nothing is moving. Now there’s a new do-it-yourself way to treat the most common form of vertigo. CBS4 Health Specialist Kathy […]

A Comparison of Two Home Exercises for Benign Positional Vertigo: Half Somersault versus Epley Maneuver

APRIL 20 2012 Subject Area: Audiology and Speech , Further Areas Carol A. Foster; Annand Ponnapan; Kathleen Zaccaro; Darcy Strong Audiology and Neurotology Extra (2012) 2 (1): 16–23. https://doi.org/10.1159/000337947 Abstract Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) frequently recurs after treatment, so a home exercise would be desirable. We designed a self-administered exercise, the half somersault, for […]

Patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and cervical spine problems: is Epley’s manoeuvre contraindicated, and is a proposed new manoeuvre effective and safer?

J Laryngol Otol. 2010 Nov;124(11):1167-71. doi: 10.1017/S0022215110000927. Epub 2010 Apr 23. Rashad UM1. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the commonest peripheral vestibular causes of vertigo. The particle repositioning manoeuvre (Epley’s manoeuvre) has become the ‘gold standard’ treatment for this disorder. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo can affect any age group […]

Hallpike Test and Epley Maneuver – Video

Published on Feb 27, 2010 YouTube Link: http://youtu.be/59EIKztATiw

Oral magnesium intake reduces permanent hearing loss induced by noise exposure

Am J Otolaryngol. 1994 Jan-Feb;15(1):26-32. Attias J Abstract INTRODUCTION: Following animal experiments where correlations were observed between serum magnesium level and noise-induced permanent hearing threshold shifts (NIPTS), we tested the prophylactic effect of magnesium in human subjects exposed to hazardous noise. METHODS: Subjects were 300 young, healthy, and normal-hearing recruits who underwent 2 months of […]