Tinnitus, otherwise known as "ringing in the ears". To learn more visit the American Tinnitus Association

This condition causes the majority of throat symptoms, often causes or exacerbates voice disorders and is the cause of 40% of chronic cough. For more information, visit the Voice Institute of New York - Silent Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR): An Overview

There are many causes of a chronic cough and the longer the cough persists for, the more likely that there is more than one factor causing the symptoms. For more information on the most likely causes of both acute (2 months or less) as well as chronic (2 months+) visit the International Society for the Study of the Cough.

Another cause of chronic cough is sensorineuropathic cough (or cough hypersensitivity syndrome). Useful information can be found here at Laryngopedia - Sensory Neuropathic Cough (SNC)

Some patients are surprised to learn that many symptoms presenting in the head and neck, most especially, facial pain/headache and dizziness can be due to migraine. Of course there can be other causes, so a detailed medical assessment is necessary. Dr. Maloney performs Botox treatments for migraine at Fraser ENT.

Some good resources on migraine include MigraineDisorders.org and for DizzinessAndBalance.com (an excellent site for a number of disorders, including various types of dizziness and vertigo, migraine and many others)

Not always the same thing!

The most common form of vertigo is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, a momentary yet recurrent vertigo triggered by changes in position — rolling over in bed, tipping the head back, going from sitting to lying and the reverse, etc. For more information on BPPV visit DizzinessAndBalance - BPPV

A typical laryngospasm episode begins abruptly and lasts about a minute. The individual often makes loud inspiratory noises, decreasing in loudness over the first minute or two. The voice may be choked off during the episode, making it difficult to speak. Laryngospasm is terrifying not only to the person experiencing it but also those who witness the episode. An attack may even awaken its victim from sound sleep. Rarely, an individual will experience a series of laryngospasms, making it appear that they are having one much longer spasm.

​Dr. Robert Bastian (Bastian Voice Institute) has a really informative video on this condition and another video where he explores techniques on how to deal with an acute laryngospasm attack.

More information coming soon pertaining to lesions removal of which is desired but not required, and hence not a benefit under MSP.

Lesions treated include skin tags, facial spider veins, sebaceous hyperplasia, benign moles, sebaceous keratosis.

Most lesions are removed using the Ellman Surgitron which is the method most likely to leave no or minimal scar. Some lesions will require scalpel removal and wound suturing. Dr. Maloney will advise on the method best suited to the lesion.

More information coming soon!