Oro-pharyngeal Injuries in Children: What’s the Risk?

Posted on20. Oct, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Pharyngeal Injuries in Children The scene: You find your little (3-year-old) girl sitting on the bathroom floor crying, holding a toothbrush that has some blood on the brush-end. Asking her older siblings what happened (yelling at them like a frantic drill-sergeant is more like it!) you discover that she was brushing her teeth while jumping [...]

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A Couple Great Sites for Healthcare Info

Posted on19. May, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

healthTap.com I want to recommend 2 great sites for soon-to-be mothers, mothers of newborns, and mothers of babies in their first year of life (Dr. Greene’s site is for all children, too): www.HealthTap.com www.DrGreene.com Ron Gutman is founder and CEO of HealthTap, “your Home for Health”. The site officially just launched last month, April 2011. [...]

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TESTING – CT Imaging the Sinuses

Posted on02. Dec, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Another family just came to see me, referred for “sinus headaches”. They bring a computer disc with them containing the CT scan of their 4-year-old’s sinuses. The child has had many CT scans. As we review them, it quickly becomes clear that no one has ever reviewed ANY of the scans with them. So I gave them a short course in “Reading Sinus CT Scans”. Here it is …

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Reflux in Children – Causes and Treatments

Posted on18. Nov, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

So, my last post discussed the role of reflux in asthma. Note that medical research shows that reflux plays a big role in rhinitis, sinusitis, and otitis also. This article discusses causes and treatments for reflux. What Causes Reflux? Let’s start the answer by saying “we don’t know”. The rest is mostly speculation, educated guessing. [...]

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Eliminate Your Smoke Exposure

Posted on14. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Smoking … Bad … We’ve heard about the harm from tobacco smoke these days – the number of cancers related to smoking or chewing tobacco, the cost of respiratory illness such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, or emphysema).  We hear about the addictive properties of tobacco smoke, and we see the advertisements [...]

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Dust Mite Dust-Up

Posted on30. Sep, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

That image is a scanning electron micrograph photo of a group of American House Dust Mites having a party.  These little guys are the most common indoor allergen and trigger for asthma, and they contribute to rhinitis and eczema. Here are some facts, and 12 STEPS that you can take put a damper on their [...]

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Free LIBRARY

Posted on29. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

The following is a short list of articles that I have published in medical journals, and some of the more popular articles from this blog – all in PDF format. The articles from medical journals are at the bottom of the page. The best way to open them is to right-click on the highlighted (underlined) [...]

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The Human Pollution Experiment …

Posted on08. Jul, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

“… OK then, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we’ll put your little Sally in this box for 6 months, and pipe industrial waste smoke into the box to see how that affects her nose and lungs and stuff. Oh, and we’ll need to take some surgical biopsies occasionally. You’re cool with that, right?
Just sign here …”

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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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Can Your Child’s Allergies be Cured with Drops Under the Tongue?

Posted on05. Apr, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Allergic Rhinitis will affect nearly half of our children. Treatment options include: medications that risk changing brain development and sleep or behavioral problems; “allergy shots,” but nobody likes needles, especially kids. So, are “drops under the tongue” an option? Here’s the scoop …

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About Russell Faust

Posted on08. Mar, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Hi. I am Russell Faust, PhD, MD, author of of this site …   For a super-brief bio, see www.about.me/russellfaust Briefly, I am Board-Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, specialty-trained in Pediatric Otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins, and recently (November, 2010), Board-Certified by the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine. [...]

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Allergic Rhinitis CAN Be Controlled – Here’s How

Posted on04. Mar, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.

Allergic rhinitis – usually simply called “allergies” – is a chronic illness resulting in stuffy, runny nose. Itchy, burning eyes and general low energy are often associated. It is estimated that allergic rhinitis affects nearly 50 Million Americans. Over half of those with sinus disease have a history of allergic rhinitis, and it is estimated that close to 95% of those with asthma have rhinitis. Your child may have both too. How to ‘freeze’ those allergens?

The good news – allergies CAN be controlled.

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