ENT of Georgia - Alpharetta

08/04/2023

Va**ng has been a method to help some people stop smoking but it is not approved by the FDA as a cessation tool.

05/07/2023

Dr. Hisham Mehanna explains that people with six or more lifetime oral-sex partners are 8.5 times more likely to develop oropharyngeal cancer

12/03/2022

The three viruses are driving a national wave of infections, and they share many common symptoms.

12/01/2022

Unfortunately, a very appropriate article for the times in which we live.

The three viruses are driving a national wave of infections, and they share many common symptoms.

11/22/2022

'Tis the season, unfortunately. Be careful.

Respiratory illness is "elevated" across the country as some pharmacies report shortages of the prescription antiviral Tamiflu, which protects against severe flu complications.

09/24/2022

Most of this is fairly well known, but it's never a bad idea to get a "healthy reminder" about how to optimize your sleep. Cheers

Sleep hygiene is the medical term for the best practices people should use to get a good night’s sleep. Discover eight critical steps to better rest.

08/21/2022

Let's be honest, who doesn't want to try this out? The only thing I would warn about would be to make sure that your nap is not scheduled too late in the day, or that it runs on too long. Being awake and active builds up adenosine (which is blocked by my friend caffeine), and that is what builds during the day and makes "sleep pressure" at night. Along with morning sun exposure, afternoon or early evening exercise, avoidance of lots of light at night, and a good cool down routine, adenosine helps tell us it is time to go to sleep and stay asleep for that 7 - 9 hours (NOT 6) that we all need.

Daytime naps, when done correctly, can reduce fatigue and increase alertness. Experts weigh in on the Navy SEAL version.

08/11/2022

For many of our patients with Meniere's disease, vertigo can be extremely debilitating. It is good news that antihistamines can help the vertigo symptoms patients are experiencing, as benzodiazepines such as Va**um are extremely sedating and obviously habit forming. For the extremely common symptom of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, most commonly seen in postmenopausal women and presenting with brief but severe episodes of spinning usually brought about by a head position change such as when rolling over in bed, exercises are helpful. The article lists the Brant Daroff exercises, and a great video of how to do them is seen on our website's YouTube page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX5Ahw6LVI0&t=17s

Antihistamines may help alleviate symptoms of acute vertigo compared to other commonly used options like Benzodiazepine.

08/11/2022

I am frequently asked about this from patients who have had smell and taste loss after COVID. This is a very good long-term study, as we are now TWO YEARS PLUS into this pandemic. The recovery rate is 88% for all of the patients in the study, so there appears to be hope for many who have not had a quick recovery of their sense of smell and/or taste.

This cohort study estimates the 2-year prevalence and recovery rate of smell or taste dysfunction in patients with mildly symptomatic COVID-19.

05/02/2022

Traditional recommendations have been for between 7 - 9 hours of sleep for adults. Older adults do have a somewhat decreased need for sleep. That being said, there is a definite harm that comes in getting too little sleep, with many U.S. adolescents and young adults, in particular, not getting enough sleep.

04/08/2022

The negative health effects of lack of sleep, or poor sleep, are many. When insufficient sleep occurs, fat accumulation may increase, which in turn will worsen obstructive sleep apnea. The cycle then continues.

Fat accumulation seen for subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat depots

03/25/2022

Always like to post the good news for those coffee lovers out there.