1.
What services do we provide?
2. What are office hours?
3. How can I pay?
4. What insurance do we accept?
5. Where can I find the office?
6. Where do we perform surgery?
7.
What is your privacy policy?
8 . Tonsillectomy
A. What should you do prior
to surgery?
B. What should you do the
Day of the Surgery?
C. What should you do once
you are Home?
9 . Adenoidectomy
A. What should you do prior to
surgery?
B. What should you do the Day of
the Surgery?
C. What should you do once you
are Home?
10 . Ear Infections and Ear Tubes
A. What do Ear Tubes Do?
B. What should you do the Day of
Surgery?
C. What should you do for Follow
up Care?
- What
services do we provide?
We are medical doctors practicing the specialty of otolaryngology---care of
the ears, nose, throat, and head and neck surgery. We also have a staff of
audiologists, who perform hearing evaluations here in our office, as well
as offer hearing aid services.
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- What
are office hours?
Our office hours at the Kenmoor office are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except
during the lunch hour. The Southwest location is open Monday mornings, and
Tuesday through Friday afternoons.
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- How
can I pay?
In addition to cash or check, we accept VISA and Mastercard.
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- What
insurance do we accept?
We have contracts with Medicare, Priority Health, Blue Care Network, all Blue
Cross/Blue Shield products, Care Choices, Grand Valley Health Plan, Medicaid,
PPOM, ProAmerica, First Health, and the MMPC Network. If your plan is an HMO
all of your services here must be authorized in advance by your primary care
physician. IF YOUR INSURANCE IS NOT LISTED, IT DOES NOT MEAN WE WILL NOT TREAT
YOU. Please call our insurance specialists to clarify all questions at 575-1204.
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- Where can I find the
office?
Click here to go to a map
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- Where
do we perform surgery?
We perform surgery at the Spectrum Health facilities, St. Mary's Hospital,
and Grand Valley Surgical Center. Our nursing staff makes those arrangements
and will provide you with necessary information.
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- What
is your privacy policy?
Click here to view our Notice of Privacy
Practices
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- Tonsillectomy
A. What should you do prior to surgery?
For two weeks before and for two weeks after your surgery avoid taking aspirin
or Aspirin like products such as Motrin™, ibuprofen, Advil™, Aleve™,
etc. This is because they thin the blood and increase the amount of bleeding
at surgery and the chance for bleeding after the surgery.
B. What should you do the day of the surgery?
The day of the surgery the patient should have nothing to eat or drink after
midnight. An exception to this would be any medications the doctor has instructed
you to take that morning. Failure to follow this guideline will likely result
in cancellation of surgery. You will need to arrive at the surgical facility
well before the scheduled time of surgery.
C. What should you do once you are Home?
Once you are home the most important thing is for the patient to take adequate
amounts of liquids. Good things include Fruit Juices, pop, popsicle, Gatorade,
ice cream, and etc. You will have significant pain in the throat as well as
in the ears for up to ten days following surgery. It is a good idea to take
the pain medication every four hours to keep ahead of he pain for the first
few days. Pain can sometimes be or seem worse at night. It is good to take
some pain medication at bed time. If children have trouble sleeping, a dose
of benadryl may be helpful. If significant bleeding occurs, have the patient
rinse his or her mouth out well with ice water and sit tight for five minutes
or so. If the bleeding persists, call the office at 575-1212 day or night,
and your surgeon or another ENT specialist will return your call. If the bleeding
is significant, and you cannot contact the doctor then go to the emergency
room.
Click here to view a document regarding
tonsillectomy
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- Adenoidectomy
A. What should you do prior to surgery?
For two weeks before and for two weeks after your surgery avoid taking aspirin
or Aspirin like products such as Motrin™, ibuprofen, Advil™, Aleve™,
etc. This is because they thin the blood and increase the amount of bleeding
at surgery and the chance for bleeding after the surgery. Some children may
benefit from watching a video or reading a booklet about the surgery.
B. What should you do the Day of the Surgery?
The day of the surgery the patient should have nothing to eat or drink after
midnight. An exception to this would be any medications the doctor has instructed
you to take that morning. Failure to follow this guideline will likely result
in cancellation of surgery. You will need to arrive at the surgical facility
well before the scheduled time of surgery.
C. What should you do once you are Home?
The patient should initially take liquids followed by solid foods. Good things
early on include fruit juices, pop, popsicle, ice cream, milkshakes, etc.
A normal diet can be eaten the day after surgery. The patient will have some
pain in the throat as well in the ears for a few days. Do not take aspirin
or aspirin like products as this will thin the blood and increase the chance
for, as well as the severity of, bleeding after surgery. You should also avoid
strenuous activity for two days after surgery.
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adenoidectomy
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- Ear Infections and
Ear Tubes
A. What do Ear tubes do?
Ear tubes allow air to get behind the ear drum so a vacuum does not develop
and fluid will then not form there. This lessens ear infections and reverses
hearing loss caused by the fluid.
B. What should I do the day of the surgery?
Make sure the child has nothing to eat after midnight, but may take clear
liquids up to four hours before surgery. Nothing at all should be taken by
mouth, not even water, for four hours prior to surgery. You need to arrive
well before the scheduled time of the surgery you will be told by the Nurse
or someone from the facility specifically what time to arrive. The surgery
will take about fifteen minutes. Make sure to stay in the waiting room the
whole time. After the surgery the child will be in the recovery room for about
thirty minutes. You will usually be allowed to leave about thirty minutes
after surgery. Your child may be clumsy from due to anesthesia, so watch them
closely and avoid situations that could lead to a fall. If you are given drops
use as directed by the doctor. Do not be alarmed if the drops seem to cause
some pain or discomfort as they do tend to sting for a brief time when first
put in.
C. What should I after the surgery?
After the surgery make sure to follow the doctor's instruction. Also please
make an appointment now to have your child's ear checked about 3 to 4 weeks
after surgery. If there is drainage, use the drops given to you by your doctor
three times a day for seven days, or until the drainage stops. If the problem
persists or recurrent please call the office.
Click here to view a document regarding ear
tubes
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