Tag Archives: otitis media
A Story About a Sugar: The X-Factor
Posted on11. Jun, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
I want to tell y’all a little story about a sugar – Xylitol. Cool name. Sounds a little futuristic. In my mind, any name with X’s or Z’s sounds like something from a 1950’s scifi movie. Maybe an alien name. First, to see the full image, click on the image that accompanies this blog post [...]
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Is That Ear Infection Really New Teeth?
Posted on16. Dec, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
The most common diagnosis of infancy is Otitis. Ear Infections. But what if many of those are something else? How common is it for TEETHING to be diagnosed as Otitis? Read on for more, and – most importantly – what to do about it.
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Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Otitis, Laryngitis, Adenoiditis, Tonsillitis Are All Connected
Posted on25. Nov, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Cut From the Same Cloth The Unified Airway Model helps explain why children who have rhinitis also get more than their share of otitis (ear infections) or adenoiditis or tonsillitis or sinusitis or asthma exacerbations, etc. All these anatomic regions have a similar lining, and when one area becomes inflamed or infected, they can all [...]
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Is REFLUX Causing Your Child’s Asthma?
Posted on11. Nov, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
About 75% of those with asthma have reflux symptoms. For adults, that means heartburn, burping. For children, they often don’t have classic symptoms. In fact, asthma or other respiratory disorders may be the symptoms in children. This brief post describes how to tell whether you should consider reflux as the cause of your child’s asthma.
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What is the Unified Airway?
Posted on29. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
In practical terms the Unified Airway Model predicts that challenges affecting one anatomic area of the aero-digestive tract will also likely affect one or more of the other components. Here is the evidence for he UAM, and how to use it to get your kids better.
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Saline Sinus Rinse Poll Results
Posted on25. May, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
We had 66 votes total – not a huge number, and probably not enough to do statistical analysis (thank goodness), but interesting results nonetheless. Here are the results, and some recommendations:
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Reflux and Otitis: Does GERD Cause Ear Infections?
Posted on10. May, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
A connection between reflux and recurrent or chronic ear infections in babies and children has long been suspected. It’s a difficult thing to study, though. Difficult to design a study with good “controls”. It wasn’t until recently that real data became available suggesting that, yes, reflux can cause ear infections. Here’s the scoop:
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