Posts Tagged ‘Take A Deep Breath’

Dr. Nina Shapiro, Author of Take A Deep Breath, on WGAU

Feb
2012
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Dr. Nina Shapiro, Director of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA speaks about her new book Take a Deep Breath: Clear The Air For The Health Of Your Child (World Scientific, January 2012) on WGAU.

 

 

 

Dr. Nina Shapiro on Its Your Health Network

Jan
2012
27

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Lisa Davis, host of It’s Your Health radio recently interviewed Dr. Nina Shapiro, Director of Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat at the Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, and Associate Professor of Surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA about her new book, Take a Deep Breath: Clear The Air For The Health Of Your Child (World Scientific, January 2012). 

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Dr. Nina Shapiro Performs An Adenoidectomy on an 8 Year-Old Suffering From Severe Breathing and Sleep Disruption

Nov
2011
24

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Adenoidectomy
Eight-year-old Jeffrey suffered from severe breathing and sleeping disruption as a result of his enlarged adenoids, an area of extra tissue in the back of the nose. The enlarged tissue physically blocks the nasal air passages, so when a child inhales, the air hits the adenoids instead of the air passage to the throat and lungs.

After several unsuccessful medical treatments, Jeffrey went under the knife to have his adenoids removed.

Pediatric otolaryngologist and author of Take a Deep Breath, Dr. Nina Shapiro, performs the adenoidectomy.

An adenoidectomy is a common procedure, with about 500,000 performed annually in the United States. The adenoids are removed or shaved down to make more room for the patient to breathe. The procedure takes approximately 15 minutes and leaves no visible scars. Patients are generally able to resume normal activity within two days.

• Buy a copy of Dr. Shapiro’s Take a Deep Breath. 

While you cannot see your child’s adenoids, you can watch for symptoms:
• Chronic stuffy nose
• Snoring
• Sleep apnea

Since appearing on The Doctors, Jeffrey and his family received the unfortunate news that Jeffrey has cancerous Desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs), unrelated to the adenoid procedure. For an update on Jeffrey’s treatment, or to donate for his care, please visit jeffreyhughes.shutterfly.com.