June 21, 2024
University of Cincinnati laryngology researchers are using high-speed camera technology to learn more about the physiology of voice and swallowing and improve patient outcomes.
March 8, 2021
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor in the University of Cincinnati Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, spoke with WVXU about COVID-19's impact on the sense of taste and smell. His discussion comes as the one-year anniversary of large scale quarantine orders being issues across the nation in the wake of the pandemic.
December 16, 2020
Ahmad R. Sedaghat, MD, PhD, director of the division of rhinology, allergy, and anterior skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, told ENT Today that because COVID-19 is a viral infection, patients may experience more severe body aches, lethargy, and fatigue compared to a bacterial sinus infection.
May 7, 2020
A University of Cincinnati researcher says a study of COVID-19 patients shows loss of the sense of smell is most likely to occur by the third day of infection with the novel virus. Most of these patients are also experiencing a loss of the sense of taste.
July 20, 2020
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health physician, spoke with journalist Terry DeMio about a correlation between the loss of smell and taste and depression in COVID-19 patients.
September 11, 2020
If you have itchy puffy eyes and a nasal drip that just won’t quit, you might be one of more than 23 million Americans with ragweed allergies. This troublesome weed is making life miserable for many as the seasons change. A University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat experts, offers a few tips for keeping those fall allergies in check.
July 12, 2021
Katie Phillips, MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in UC College of Medicine, spoke to the online publication, Health, about the practice of inserting garlic into the nostrils to clear sinus congestion.
February 18, 2021
Stephanie Lockhart, director of audiology in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine., speaks with WebMD, about hearing loss and use of hearing aids.
February 11, 2021
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, is quoted in the online nutrition publication, Eat This, Not That, about the signs an individual is likely to be infected with COVID-19. Among various symptoms is the loss of a sense of smell. Dr. Sedaghat authored a study of COVID-19 patients which reported at least 61 percent experienced a loss or reduced sense of smell.
July 6, 2020
Rebecca Howell, MD, expert in voice, swallow and airway at the University of Cincinnati discusses the challenges of treating swallowing patients in the midst of COVID-19 with Fox 19 morning news.