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-- Humidifiers
-- Care of the Nose (patients only)
-- Treating “Colds” with the SADD Program (patients only)
-- Dosages of Children's Sudafed Decongestant Liquid (patients only)
-- Custom fitted swim molds / ear molds


Podcasts
Podcasts are mini-radio programs produced and hosted by Dr. Smith covering a variety of ear, nose, and throat issues in children, adolescents, and even adults. The series is distributed on ITUNES and other podcast distributors. You may subscribe to the entire series via ITUNES, via my Dr. Howard Smith OnCall Podcast/Blog, or you may listen and download individual programs by clicking on the links below.

-- Introducing Dr. Smith (29:24)
-- Treating the Common Cold (30:46)
-- Medical Minute: Smoking Early in Life (1:04)
-- Winterizing Your Ears, Nose, and Throat (30:37)
-- Medical Minute: Chocolate (1:57)
-- Medical Minute: Laughter (2:07)
-- Treating Acute Ear Infections (31:39)
-- Treating Acute Sinus Infections (35:54)
-- Treating Recurrent Ear Infections (40:50)
-- Treating Persistent Ear Infections (38:18)
-- Spring Allergies (34:05)
-- Treating Middle Ear Fluid and Hearing Loss (34:31)
-- Medical Minute: Sunscreens (4:02)
-- Medical Minute: Ears, Altitude and Airplane Travel (4:41)
-- Do-it-yourself Allergy Recipes (33:00)
-- Medical Minute: Nosebleeds (3:59)
-- Tube Surgery (25:35)
-- Humidifiers (7:08)
-- Recipes for "Colds" (22:34)
-- Parent's Ear Infection Cookbook:Medical Recipes for Avoiding Surgery (41:30)

Information about Operative Procedures
-- Surgical Treatment for Middle Ear Infections and Fluid (patients only)
-- Surgical Removal of the Tonsils and Adenoids (patients only)
-- Post-operative Care: Vent Tube Insertion (patients only)
-- Post-op Care: Adenoidectomy and Vent Tube Insertion (patients only)
-- Post-op Care: Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (patients only)
-- Post-op Care: Tylenol vs. Tylenol with codeine (patients only)
-- Role of Adenoidectomy in Otitis Media Treatment (patients only)


Links to Other Sites

-- Understanding the Genetics of Deafness (from the Harvard Center for Hereditary Deafness)
-- How the ear works (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Earwax (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Otitis media (earaches) (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Otitis media (earaches) (from the American Academy of Pediatrics)
-- Otitis externa (swimmer's ear) ( from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Eardrum perforation (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Cholesteatoma (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Infant Hearing Loss (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Resources for parents of deaf and hard of hearing children (A.G. Bell Society)
-- Sinusitis (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Tonsils and Adenoids (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)
-- Pharyngitis (sore throats) (from the American Academy of Otolaryngology)


Sections marked “patients only” require an ID and a password which parents of my patients may obtain at my office.

The information contained on this site is designed to be used as part of medical and surgical strategies individualized for my patients and their families. The details provided are not intended to be exhaustive and only supplement discussions in my office and on the telephone. Visitors to the site should consult their own physicians regarding the applicability of this information to the treatment of their own family members.


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