Dr. Michael Nordstrom
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Greenfield, WI
39 years experience male
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The ENTstitute
Greenfield, WI
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Greenfield, WI
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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73 Answers
13 Agrees
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Nordstromanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
LPR: Head posture should not really affect laryngopharyngeal reflux.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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No: Wearing hearing protection will not damage your ears while playing.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Yes. That is the only treatment.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Surgery: If the biopsy was suspicious then i would always recommend removal of at least that portion of the gland. There are no short cuts to the answer of whe... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Papillary Cancer: Unfortunately you need to have the surgery. If the fna showed this it is very unlikely that is inaccurate. Pathologists don't take lightly the respons... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Laryngopharyngeal reflux is very common. Symptoms frequently include throat clearing, cough, hoarseness, lump in the throat and post-nasal drainage. T... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Plugged ears: If you have allergies treating them may help. Topical nasal steroids may offer some benefit as well. If no improvement in the next 6-8 weeks i would s... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Buckwheat pillow: Try to find a buckwheat hull pillow. They will conform to your neck and the shape of the hulls allows for it to remain in a god position.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Nordstromanswered
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Pharyngeal flux: Laryngopharyngeal reflux can occur in the absence of much eating. And caffeine can aggravate this. In addition, a hiatal hernia may predispose you to... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Fatigue is very common with strep throat.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Ear Pain: Yes, it is known as "referred otalgia". Sometimnes the brain confuses you on the location of the pain. Due to neurolgic input frequently you will expe... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Lump: Most likely this is a small lymph node and likely not significant. However you should see your doctor if it persists.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Nasal Obstruction: Nasal obstruction during the third trimester of pregnancy is common and is hormonally related. It is referred to as "rhinitis of pregnancy". Can't hel... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
No: Generally oral ulcerations, commonly they are aphthous ulcers, are brought on by stress or illness. Sugar is not a known trigger.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Nasal obstruction: The hump and clicking are not significant. By pushing up on your nose you are likely increasing the air flow at the narrowest portion of you nasal air... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Tongue tied: Actually, using a laser will only increase your costs and not provide any technical advantage. This is easily solved with a local anesthetic and sciss... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Aphthous ulcer: You probably have aphthous ulcers which are benign very painful small white ulcerations in the mouth. They are frequently brought on by stress or ill... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Nose that won't seem to heal for years. what would be a good home remedy to stop the nasal bleeding?
Dr. Michael Nordstromanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Moisturization: A dry irritated nasal lining can be painful, result in stuffiness and bleed. This is generally more common during the dry winter months, assuming you ... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Surgery for LPR: Few patients need surgery for lpr. Cricopharyngeal dyspahgia is a common symptom. Assuming this is the correct diagnosis you should be treated with tw... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Scarring: The chinese have developed an approach through the axilla (armpit). There are some institutions in the U.S. That do this. However, the scar in small a... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Hypothyroidism: Thyroid hormone replacement is the only way. This will be a pill you take every day the rest of your life.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Yes it is a reasonable antibiotic.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Antibiotics will not affect the results or the procedure.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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No: Your ear drum will heal independent of an ear plug, assuming that it will heal on its own. The vast majority of tympanic membrane perforations heal sp... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Parotid Cancer: Most parotid tumors are benign but about 25-30% are cancerous. Treatment almost always includes surgery with or without a neck dissection. Some patien... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Diet: As soon as you want to. Diet should not be adversely affected by surgery other than what is comfortable for you. If you are comfortable eating it feel... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Parotid tumor: Currently, most parotid tumors are treated by otolaryngologists (ent docs). This is a surgical specialty that requires 5 years of training after medic... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Follicular lesions: Needle biopsies of follicular thyroid lesions can not differentiate between benign and malignant tumors. If a follicular lesion is identified on fna (... Read More
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A member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Tap water is OK: Tap water is fine. Good luck.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Nordstromanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Variable: Sometimes it can take a long time for the tonsils to go back to their normal size. Months in some patients. Sometimes they can remain enlarged. Steroi... Read More
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A 63-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Yes: Sudafed can increase blood pressure and may preciptate a heart arrhythmia if you are prone. If your doctor says it is safe to take sudafed (pseudoephi... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Thyroid tumor: "tumor" from a medical perspective simply means an abnormal growth. So by definition any thyroid nodule is a tumor. What is of significance is whether... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Diet: Your diet will not make a difference. Don't worry about it other than don't eat anything 12 hours before your operation.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Tonsil stones: You won't. They should be gone. Have your ENT doctor evaluate you if you think you have persistent problems.
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Complications: Complications from any operation include bleeding, infection, wound healing problems, scarring, etc. Specific to thyroid surgery the most common are v... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Parotid gland: Yes. It depends on the disease. If it is a mass frequently surgery will be recommended. The operation is a parotidectomy and is performed under a gene... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Prevacid (lansoprazole): If he has that degree of an issue he needs to see his doctor. Heartburn is common but your description indicates that there could be more significant ... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Nordstromanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Tubes: Yes, this is routinely done in the office setting.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Maybe: The extent of disease indicates whether or not it is "curable". Cancer doesn't always follow the rules we would like to apply to it, but generally spe... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Parotid tumor: The most common parotid tumor is a pleomorphic adenoma, aka mixed tumor. These can degenerate into a malignant tumor called "carcinoma ex-pleomorphic ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Diet: It shouldn't matter. Don't restrict it too much though.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Oral cancer: It depends. We evaluate these tumors based on the size, presence of involved lymph nodes and whether or not there has been tumor spread beyond the mou... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Tube may be plugged: Sometime pe (pressure equalization) tubes fail. When they do return of symptoms is common. Also, pe tubes can be expected to remain in the ear drum fo... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Probably not: It is very unlikely that you did any permanent damage. You may want to have an ENT doctor look at your vocal cords.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Pills under tongue: No. Your liver doesn't care how it got the medication. It receives it from your circulatory system. Whether this is through the lining of your mouth ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Hmmmm: Well, it could be a number of things. I would suggest seeing an otolarygologist who can perhaps more accurately give you an idea of what it is or sugg... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Maybe: It really depends on the size of the cancer, the doctors preferences and you as an individual. In my experience almost all of patiients tolerate it qu... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Ruptured ear drum: No. Most ruptured tympanic membranes (ear drum) heal spontaneously with the exception of those due to welding slag burns. I would recommend that you g... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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None: There is no way to prevent them. Many people experience them with illness or stress. Avoid these two things and you might have fewer.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 39 years experience
Follicular lesion: I assume you had a needle biopsy that identified follicular cells and your doctor is recommending removal of that lobe. A needle biopsy is not able to... Read More
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Apr 29, 2013
Excellent physician with a great bed-side manner and interaction with patients and the physicians who refer the patients to him.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Nordstrom is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Nordstrom is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I have had this condition for two months. Some days better than others.
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It helped aloti went out and bought the product and it did remove dirt and things like that.thanks alot
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you for your time, I appreciate it. Thank you
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Graduated 1987MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Graduated 1983MD
Residency
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Residency
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
Affiliations
Milwaukee Society for Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
American College of Surgeons
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Publications
Herpes Simplex Infection Causing Acute Necrotizing Tonsillitis
Dura Mater for Soft-Tissue Augmentation
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