Want to know how loud your kids really are?

Posted in Hearing on May 13, 2010

Consider downloading a sound level meter app onto your iPhone. For as little as $199.00 these come pretty close to the "real thing." There are many different ones (and I have not heard of any that don't work), but most commonly used are: SPL Meter, Decibel Meter and SoundLevel Pro. These give you a real time analysis of the volume of sounds around so that you can really SEE how loud things are.

What is the power of knowing how loud it is? You can sit down and discuss the time

Some tips on keeping your prescription costs low:

Posted in General on May 10, 2010

Compare pharmacy prices- Bartell Drug and Costco in my area are usually the lowest. If the drug is generic and you have a Co-Pay, always ask what the cash price is. I went to Walgreens once and picked up a medication that would have cost $7.50 if I paid cash, but they charged me my $20 drug Co-Pay with out telling me. If the drug is new and no generic is available, then check out the drug company's website - they often have coupons that help defray the cost or take care of your

Tuberculosis and manifestations in the head and neck

Posted in General on May 7, 2010

As highlighted on MSN.com today, two people in Snohomish county have been recently diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis.  Multidrug resistant TBs is a bacteria that is highly infectious and easily communicable, and the incidence of TB infection is on the rise in the country.  The bacteria typically affects the lungs and cause damage to lung tissue; however, other areas of the body can be affected.  In the head and neck, TB can manifest as swollen neck lymph nodes,

Psychological effects of acne

Posted in Dermatology on May 6, 2010

In the past, acne was thought of as a rite of passage for teenagers. Many teenagers never got treated as it was assumed that they would just grow out of it. We now know that acne is a chronic disease which can get worse or even start during adulthood. A number of studies have shown the negative psychological effects on both teenagers and adults. The depression and low self esteem caused by active acne can affect school performance, work performance, social life and relationships

New treatment tightens skin with no downtime!

Posted in Cosmetic Services on May 5, 2010

ULTHERAPY

Northwest Face is happy to provide a new and improved non-invasive skin tightening technique.  Ultherapy™ is a new type of nonsurgical cosmetic procedure for achieving skin reminiscent of an earlier time. The Ulthera System is used by physicians and their specially certified staff to precisely deliver acoustic sound waves deep into the skin to thermally initiate the body’s own rejuvenative mechanisms. This is done with the help of acoustic imaging for seeing the