by entcenterutah | May 7, 2018 | Health News, Uncategorized
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease and Recommendations to Prevent Acid Reflux Updated 7/4/17 What is Reflux? When we eat something, the food reaches the stomach by traveling down the muscular tube called the esophagus. Once food reaches the stomach, the stomach adds...
by entcenterutah | Dec 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
By: Megan Evans What causes Swimmer’s ear? Swimmer’s ear (otitis externa) is inflammation caused by water or other substances entering the ear canal. Debris and water interferes with the lipid layer, a protective coating of the ear. Once the lipid...
by entcenterutah | Jul 2, 2015 | Throat
Sometime in your childhood you were probably diagnosed with strep throat. You likely had a fever, a painful sore throat and swollen lymph nodes. Strep throat is often painful but typically doesn’t last much longer than a week. Our Utah Ear, Nose and Throat...
by entcenterutah | Jul 2, 2015 | Throat
A sudden, painful sore throat can be a good indication that you have strep throat. Yet a viral infection and not strep bacteria cause most sore throats. Even more surprising, if you have typical cold symptoms like a stuffy and/or runny nose and a cough, you likely do...
by entcenterutah | Jul 2, 2015 | Throat
There are two ways to diagnose strep throat: a clinical exam and a laboratory test. We’ll cover both options here so you can understand what to expect when you visit an ear, nose and throat doctor. Our Ear, Nose and Throat center physicians typically perform both the...
