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Guideline-based ENT education. In plain English.

Every video, guide, and podcast episode here is anchored to published clinical practice guidelines. Cited. Accurate. Free.

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Free Patient Education Guides

Two pages. Plain English. Save it to your phone before your next appointment.
The Ear Infection Guide

The Ear Infection Guide

What the guidelines say about antibiotics, watchful waiting, and when to worry.

AAP Clinical Practice Guideline | AAO-HNS Get the Guide →
The Nosebleed Guide

The Nosebleed Guide

Stop doing it wrong. What actually works — and when to go to the ER.

AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020 Get the Guide →
The Earwax Guide

The Earwax Guide

What it does, when it’s a problem, and how to actually fix it.

AAO-HNS CPG 2017 Get the Guide →
The Tonsillectomy Guide

The Tonsillectomy Guide

When surgery is recommended — and when it isn’t

AAO-HNS Get the Guide →
The Ear Tube Guide

The Ear Tube Guide

When surgery is recommended — and when it isn't

AAO-HNS CPG: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) — Rosenfeld RM et al., 2022 Get the Guide →
Ear Drop

Ear Drop

The technique your pharmacist didn't have time to explain.

AAO-HNS CPG Get the Guide →

Coming Soon

New guides added monthly. Check back soon.

The Allergic Rhinitis Guide

The Nasal Spray Guide

The Ear Infection Guide

What the guidelines say about antibiotics, watchful waiting, and when to worry.
AAP Clinical Practice Guideline | AAO-HNS

The Nosebleed Guide

Stop doing it wrong. What actually works — and when to go to the ER.
AAO-HNS Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020

The Earwax Guide

What it does, when it’s a problem, and how to actually fix it.
AAO-HNS CPG 2017

Coming Soon

The Tonsils Guide

The Sinus Infection Guide

The Child Snoring Guide

The Ear Tube Guide

Short Videos

60 seconds. One topic. What the guidelines actually say.

“Replays will be posted within 48 hours of each live session. First session coming soon.”

Amoxicillin vs Augmentin for Ear Infections — When and Why the Switch

Your pediatrician switched antibiotics. Here’s exactly why that’s the right call.

“Replays will be posted within 48 hours of each live session. First session coming soon.”

What Happens If Your Child’s Eardrum Bursts During an Ear Infection?

A ruptured eardrum sounds terrifying. Here’s what it actually means — and what to do.

“Replays will be posted within 48 hours of each live session. First session coming soon.”

Green Mucus Does NOT Mean You Need Antibiotics — An ENT Explains | Doctor Dylan Levy, ENT Surgeon

Discover why green mucus does not always mean you need antibiotics and learn what an ENT specialist recommends instead.
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Live Q&A Replays

Real questions from real patients. Answered live, on the record — access whenever you need

“Replays will be posted within 48 hours of each live session. First session coming soon.”

Q-Tips, Earwax, and What You Should Actually Do

What earwax does, when it’s a problem, and why the AAO-HNS guideline says to stop using Q-tips.

“Replays will be posted within 48 hours of each live session. First session coming soon.”

Does My Child Actually Need Their Tonsils Out?

The evidence-based threshold for tonsillectomy in children — what the criteria are and what the guidelines say.

“Replays will be posted within 48 hours of each live session. First session coming soon.”

Does My Child’s Ear Infection Need Antibiotics?

The watchful waiting debate — what the AAP guidelines actually say, and when antibiotics are and aren’t the right call.

The BoogerDownBronx Podcast

Every monthly live Q&A session, released as a podcast episode. Real questions. Real answers. Take it with you.
Each episode is a recording of my monthly live Q&A — pre-submitted questions from real patients and parents, answered in real time by a practicing ENT surgeon. No scripted interviews. No sponsors reading talking points. Just the session.
Episodes run 30–45 minutes. Released within 48 hours of each live session.

“First episode drops within 48 hours of our inaugural live Q&A session.”

Recent Episodes

Sinus Infections: Myths vs. Guidelines

Snoring, Sleep, and Surgery: What Parents Need to Know

Antibiotics, Ear Infections & The Watchful Waiting Debate

Welcome to BoogerDownBronx — A Note Before We Begin

Acute Otitis Media: Ear Infections, Antibiotics & Ear Tubes

Tonsillectomy & Strep Throat: Everything Parents Need to Know

Earwax — What It Is, What to Do, and Why You Should Stop Using Q-Tips

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