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Provider Spotlight: Get to Know Dr. Peter Zonakis, ENT Specialist

2022-01-10T11:01:50-07:00ENT, Living Well Articles|

Dr. Peter Zonakis pictured with his dogs! Provider Spotlight: Get to Know Dr. Peter Zonakis Introducing MRH’s newest ear, nose and throat doctor, Peter M. Zonakis, MD, FACS Want to get features that highlight our amazing MRH staff right in your inbox? Sign up for our every-other-month Living [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Clean Your Ears With Cotton Swabs

2019-10-31T10:50:02-06:00Primary Care/General Health, Your Health Articles|

By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health Earwax Is Necessary, and Attempting to Clean It Out Can Cause Blockages That Lead to More Serious Issues Earwax is a useful substance in the human body that acts as a natural cleanser, pushing unwanted stuff such as hair, dirt and dead skin cells outward, while also [...]

Living Well: Performing Cutting-Edge Surgery for Various Ear and Nose Conditions

2019-09-25T16:12:22-06:00Living Well Articles, Primary Care/General Health|

Dr. Robert McLean, ENT specialist for Memorial Regional Health, works with his patient Mark Anderson, who recently underwent a stapedotomy surgery. ENT Specialist Assists Patients By Performing Ear & Nose Surgeries It wasn’t easy for Mark Anderson to sing in his church’s band when he couldn’t hear anything. Anderson, who [...]

Pain in the Jaw? It Could Be a TMJ Disorder

2019-09-17T12:53:15-06:00Primary Care/General Health, Your Health Articles|

By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health TMJ Disorders Can Cause Clicking Noises, Pain and Tenderness in the Jaw There’s a hinge that connects the side of the skull to the lower jaw that makes it possible to open and close our mouths. This hinge, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), can get injured or damaged [...]

Signs you Could Have Sleep Apnea

2019-08-23T15:52:44-06:00Primary Care/General Health, Your Health Articles|

A Q&A with Dr. Robert McLean, ENT Specialist at MRH Snoring can be a nuisance to your partner or your entire household, and some people who snore loudly can even wake themselves up. Visiting an ear, nose and throat doctor can help identify what’s causing the snoring so you and your loved ones can [...]