As a new, first-time parent, there’s something you may run into as your kid grows. It’s not unusual, but mom and pop need to see us at ENT Center of Austin ASAP. It’s called a middle ear infection. Millions of children develop this affliction annually. You’re not alone. While misery loves company, you will need […]
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Smelling in Stereo
Stereo. Back in the ’50’s, people used to listen to their favorite music in monaural, aka mono. Two speakers, same noise came from both. Then a craze began — hearing those tunes as if you were there. One of the very the first artists to take advantage of the new technology was Enoch Light. In […]
Clean Ships and Sinusitis
This is interesting. We just came across it. Here’s the easiest way to remember it. What do unclean ocean freighters and sinusitis have in common? Eggheads have discovered that the same stuff used to clean the poop-deck of a nasty ship can also be used as a way to better deliver medication that is used […]
Should You Throw Away Your Toothbrush When you have a Sore Throat?
Sounds pretty logical. When you have strep or a garden-variety sore throat, after you’re feeling better you should toss your toothbrush and buy a new one. A fresh tool will have no germs. It came from a sterile environment. So you won’t re-infect yourself. In a word: Horsefeathers. And the Pediatric Academic Society has released […]
Speech Delay Can Be Managed
It sounded somewhat weird when the former Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld said it, but when you read it, the quote makes sense: “There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are […]
