Gateway ENT & Allergy

Gateway ENT & Allergy We care for patients for their pediatric/adult ENT needs.

We also provide services to the community in specialty of facial plastic surgery, head & neck cancer, audiology, balance, allergy & immunotherapy, osteopathic manipulation and in-office procedures.

May we never forget the cost of our liberties. Memorial Day - Honor and Remember
05/31/2022

May we never forget the cost of our liberties. Memorial Day - Honor and Remember

07/04/2020

Independence Day! Happy 4th of July. We are truly blessed to live in the United States and enjoy all the freedom that so many of the world do not. We wish everyone a safe 4th of July. (Little tip: protect your hearing at the fireworks with ear plugs especially the little ones).

Happy July 1st to all the new doctors starting training today!!! Congratulations on a dream coming true. Residents your ...
07/02/2020

Happy July 1st to all the new doctors starting training today!!! Congratulations on a dream coming true. Residents your one year closer :-). We all support you and are proud of you.

Happy Father’s Day!!! We hope that you had a wonderful day with those you love. Thank you for all you do.
06/22/2020

Happy Father’s Day!!! We hope that you had a wonderful day with those you love. Thank you for all you do.

06/21/2020

Happy Birthday WV!!!!!

Happy Memorial Day!!! We hope that you all had an amazing weekend. We pay tribute and give thanks to all of the military...
05/26/2020

Happy Memorial Day!!! We hope that you all had an amazing weekend. We pay tribute and give thanks to all of the military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice throughout the years of our country to protect the freedom that so many have enjoyed. To all those who have served and continue to serve - we salute and thank you. To all the families who also have sacrificed while their loved ones were away, we thank you. Happy Memorial Day 2020!!!

National Speech Pathologist Day - May 18th 2020Soldier’s returning from the WWI conflict with traumatic brain injuries r...
05/19/2020

National Speech Pathologist Day - May 18th 2020

Soldier’s returning from the WWI conflict with traumatic brain injuries required needs that modern medicine was ill-equipped to appropriately or adequately treat. Patient’s who suffered from conditions affecting speech and swallowing prior to the early 1920s were often evaluated by multiple physicians with increasing frustration due to lack of improvement and misdiagnosis. After the Great War, this lack of accurate diagnosis and adequate treatment in medicine was highlighted and the American Academy of Speech Correction was formed by 1926.

What does a Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) study?
-speech including verbal communication
-language including social aspects and understanding of communication

Where does a SLP practice?
-practice in various settings with the top three locations: schools, office and hospitals.

What does a SLP do?
-assess, diagnosis and treat speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders
-see patients from all age ranges, i.e. neonates to geriatrics
-evaluate levels of speech, language or swallowing difficulty
-formulate treatment options
-create and carry out a treatment program specifically for the individual and their specific functional needs
-assist patients in rehabilitation and care to patients who having speech and swallowing issues
-teach patients how to make sounds and improve their voice and maintain fluency
-assist patients improve vocabulary and sentence structure used in oral/written language
-assist patients to develop/strengthen muscles used in swallowing
-assist patients and family members cope with communication and swallowing disorders

Many of our otolaryngology/head and neck patients often work with SLPs to provide comprehensive quality care to our patients. We thank you for your partnership and care for our patients! Thank your SLP today!

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05/13/2020

Today is International Nurses Day. I could not do what I do without your support and thank you each and everyone for your calling. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of our patients.

Nurses week starts on the 6th of May and end on the Birthday of Florence Nightengale who is often regarded as the mother of modern nursing.

“When I am no longer even a memory, just a name, I hope my voice may perpetuate the great work of my life. God bless my dear old comrades of Balaclava and bring them safe to shore. Florence Nightingale."

Florence Nightingale was born on this day in 1820. This very early recording is from her speech for the Light Brigade Relief Fund.

The recording was made in response to a public scandal that erupted in May 1890. It was discovered that many veterans of the charge of the Light Brigade were destitute, but the Secretary for War stated in Parliament that he could not offer assistance.

Florence Nightingale, delivered a message to the veterans, recorded on 30 July 1890 at her home on 10 South Street, Park Lane, London.

Image: British Museum number 2010,7081.6619, Title: An Angel of Mercy © British Museum.

Gateway ENT & Allergy will continue to operate under temporary policies. Please see update below. *As of 10AM 11th May...
05/11/2020

Gateway ENT & Allergy will continue to operate under temporary policies. Please see update below.

*As of 10AM 11th May 2020, WV DHHR reports 63,469 laboratory tests for COVID-19, 1,366 (+) cases, 62,103 (-) cases and 54 deaths.

Please call the office @ 304.254.8272 for further information. As always, we are here for you!

Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing day with those you hold dear.
05/11/2020

Happy Mother’s Day! We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing day with those you hold dear.

World Asthma Day: Asthma is a chronic disease with no cure that affects upwards of 25+ million people in the United Sta...
05/06/2020

World Asthma Day: Asthma is a chronic disease with no cure that affects upwards of 25+ million people in the United States and approximately 235 million worldwide.

In a patient with asthma, the airways become inflamed, making it difficult to breathe. Let’s review the basic function of the lungs.

📌 On inhalation, fresh oxygen rich air in inhaled or breathed in.
📌 The inhaled air travels through the nose into the trachea and bronchial tubes to the bronchioles and finally reach the alveoli.
📌 At the alveoli, gas exchange occurs where oxygen enters the blood through the thin alveoli walls and carbon dioxide passes from the blood into the alveoli which is in turn exhaled.
📌 The carbon dioxide passes from the alveoli into the bronchiole then bronchial tubes followed by the trachea and out of our body when we exhale.

During an asthma attack, something usually starts the attack with an allergic reaction to pollen or smog/air pollution, or another agent that the body mistakes as a threat to the body’s immune system making it difficult to breath. For example:
📌 The muscles surrounding the airways begin to tighten which in turn constricts the airway.
📌 Inflammation of the airway lining causing narrowing of the airway.
📌 Excess mucous blocks the airway making the passageway more constricted. This, limiting gas exchange.

While asthma cannot be cured, with proper management of symptoms the disease can be well controlled and one can have a good quality of life.
Ways to a prevent an asthma attack:
✔️ Avoid triggers
✔️ Take your medications as prescribed to prevent symptoms.
✔️ Keep rescue inhaler to prepare to treat any symptoms if an asthma attack occurs.

Remember, these posts are for educational purposes only and if you have questions related to your specific care we recommend that you contact your individual physician for your continued medical care needs.

If you think your symptoms are exacerbated by allergies, call our office for an appointment 304.254.8272. We may be able to help.

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Does anyone think that there is a coincidence that Dr. Crigger 👩🏻‍⚕️ fights allergies as a profession and is a HUGE Star...
05/05/2020

Does anyone think that there is a coincidence that Dr. Crigger 👩🏻‍⚕️ fights allergies as a profession and is a HUGE Star Wars fan? ⠀
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🤷🏻‍♀️We didn’t think so either. May the Fourth be with you!
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Let us help you with your dreaded pollen “aka death star” allergy symptoms. ⠀
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