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May 26, 2009

Another iPhone (or iPod Touch) Application to Test Your Hearing

After I wrote a blog article last week on an iPhone/iPod Touch application called uHear to test a person's hearing a few days ago, a few readers have contacted me to inform that there is ANOTHER application that may be a bit more sophisticated. The application is called Bina and you can download it from iTunes here . I wish I can test these applications out and see how good they are personally, but I unfortunately do not own an iPhone or iPod Touch (yet)... From the description, the appli…
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May 25, 2009

May 24, 2009

RANDOM! The Pod Hotel in New York City (Cheap & Great Location)

On a totally random note... I'm currently staying at The Pod Hotel in Manhattan this Memorial Day Weekend and what a great hotel! There are TWO key things about this hotel that is great. It is CHEAP and it is located in the middle of Manhattan (Click here to see a google map of the great location). What more can one ask for? The rooms are clean and the size of a small walk-in closet. There is no private bathroom as the floors are set up in a manner reminiscent of college dorms with sha…
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May 22, 2009

Why Don't Hearing Aids Help Everyone With Hearing Loss?

There are a few reasons why hearing aids do not seem to help as much in some patients with hearing loss  whereas others love them. The most important reason is because they purchased a really cheap hearing aid . Such cheap hearing aids can be purchased for a few hundred dollars at stores (ie, Amazon.com ). These hearing aids are terrible for most patients suffering from hearing loss because they increase the volume at all frequencies... even frequencies where no hearing loss may be found le…
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Test Your Hearing on Your iPod or iPhone!

Unitron Hearing Limited has come out uHear , an iPod Touch or iPhone application that tests your hearing to determine if it is within normal range... or if you have a potential hearing loss. Especially in this age where young people expose their hearing to extremely loud noises, more and more people between the ages of 18 and 44 are now suffering from hearing loss, an estimated 6 million!!! In fact, the majority of people (65%) with hearing loss now are less than 65 years old. uHear lets yo…
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May 21, 2009

Fauquier ENT Blog Has a NEW Look!

We have made some changes to the look and feel of our blog website . Hopefully many of you will appreciate the cosmetic as well as improved functionality of the blog. Added: • Common links added to header for easy access • Improved header banner • Live feed traffic (from FeedJit ) •  Lijit search • Color changes for improved contrast • Twitter We have also installed to help support the site: • Kontera In-Line Ads • Chitika Search Directed Ads
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May 20, 2009

Office Workers Hospitalized From Filthy Office Fridge

ABC reported that an office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. The building was evacuated and a hazmat team even got called in. The "funny" part of the story was that the worker who was cleaning out the refrigerator did not notice the smell because she was suffering from bad allergies. Click here to read the news article.
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New Paper Published by Dr. Chang on Spasmodic Dysphonia Treatment in the US

In the May 2009 edition of ENT Journal , Dr. Chang has published a paper titled "A Survey of Current Practices of Physicians Who Treat Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia in the US." The paper was published online instead of the print magazine and can be read here for free after registration. The paper reports on a variety of factors considered when treating patients with adductor spasmodic dysphonia including surgery (what kind), botox type (A or B or both), how much botox, what concen…
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May 19, 2009

New Convenient MRSA Antiseptic Gel Product

It was brought to my attention recently about a product used to help treat and prevent active MRSA skin infections called StaphASeptic. The product contains two ingredients: benzethonium chloride (kills MRSA) as well as lidocaine (numbs the skin). The lidocaine is helpful in that some MRSA skin infections are quite painful. This product can be found and purchased at Amazon.com in varying quantities from 2 oz tube , 4 oz tube , or packets .
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May 15, 2009

Didgeridoo Exercises of the Mouth and Throat Improves Sleep Apnea!!!

A research article  claimed that regular exercises involving the tongue, soft palate, and lateral pharyngeal wall significantly improves obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) both objectively and subjectively. The exercises mainly consisted of playing a wind instrument known as didgeridoo . Patients randomized to these exercises had a significant decrease in neck circumference, snoring frequency, snoring intensity, daytime sleepiness, sleep quality score, and OSAS severity. Changes in neck circumf…
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May 14, 2009

New Webpage on Articles Relating to Hearing and Deafness

A new webpage has been created and added to our audiology section of the website. The webpage collates any news articles published relating to hearing, hearing aids , and deafness and lists them all in a single location for perusal. Click here to check it out!
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May 11, 2009

May 10, 2009

May 06, 2009

Spasmodic Dysphonia Treatment of Northern Virginia

This posting merely serves to provide notice for folks that our practice has been providing Botox injections for spasmodic dysphonia (both adductor and abductor types) since 2005 by Dr. Christopher Chang . We have patients coming from as far away as Norfolk, VA every 3-5 months to obtain this injection for SD relief. These injections are provided EVERY Friday afternoon (as long as he is not on vacation). If you have been receiving injections elsewhere and would like to start getting them i…
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May 02, 2009


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