Category Archives: ENT/Audiology

The Discovery That Changes Everything

January 31st, 2012 - 11:43 am

I am a hard charging, creative, passionate person who listens to her “inner voice” as much as possible. Earlier this year, I was having multiple ear and throat infections which were not responsive to antibiotics.  After three rounds, my doctor … Continue reading →

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Trial Lawyer Treated for Cancer on Vocal Cords

September 13th, 2011 - 11:54 am

Jim Zloch is a trial lawyer from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was diagnosed in Florida for cancer on his vocal cords. He sought a second opinion and ultimately, treatment at Mayo Clinic in 2006. Jim talks about going through six … Continue reading →

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Stopping to Smell the Roses

August 4th, 2011 - 11:49 am

The below article comes from the Sharing Mayo Clinic print Publication: For more than a decade, Debra Testa suffered from nasal congestion and severe headaches first thing in the morning. “Even before my head came off the pillow, I would … Continue reading →

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Faster Recovery after Throat Cancer Surgery

August 2nd, 2011 - 8:00 am

The below article comes from the Sharing Mayo Clinic print Publication: When Rob Clary, 44, of Cave Creek, Ariz., needed surgery for cancer in his throat, the surgeon was able to remove the cancer through Clary’s mouth. Last February, Clary … Continue reading →

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Man’s Throat Cancer is Gone

April 13th, 2011 - 7:58 am

When 64-year-old Dennis Nigon struggled for two weeks with a sore throat, he never imagined he would be diagnosed with cancer a few weeks later. Nigon didn’t think anything serious of his sore throat. But as it continued to persist, … Continue reading →

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Young girl with complicated health problems grows up seeing Mayo as second home

April 11th, 2011 - 7:00 am

Hello: I am Carolyn of Missouri.  I have long been a patient of Mayo Clinic since about 1942 and am still a patient visiting about every 3 months. Sometime after I was born, we moved to Glendale…that is where we lived … Continue reading →

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Patients Inspired New Integrated Space for ENT Practice in Minnesota

February 22nd, 2010 - 8:26 am

The Mayo Clinic Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ENT, or ear, nose and throat) in Rochester, Minn. recently moved from their locations in three different buildings to one new, integrated space on the 12th floor of the Gonda Building. The new floor … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing Nick’s Mysterious Illness

July 9th, 2009 - 9:29 am

Melissa Shultz, a freelance writer living in Plano, Texas, wrote an article for Newsweek online about her son Nick’s mysterious illness and his diagnosis and treatment at Mayo Clinic. Fatigue set in a day after Nick’s dizziness started. Swollen glands … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Collaborative Patient Care – Thoughts from a Mayo Clinic Head and Neck Surgeon

March 13th, 2009 - 6:00 am

In the video below, Eric Moore, M.D., a head and neck surgeon at Mayo Clinic, describes benefits of the comprehensive, collaborative and efficient patient care provided every day to Mayo Clinic patients. For more information on recent research by Dr. Moore, … Continue reading →

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