Dr. Joshua Rosenthal
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Huntington, NY
20 years experience male
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Huntington, NY
Innovative Otolaryngology
Huntington, NY
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Dr. Rosenthal is dedicated to providing you with the highest standard of care as an ENT doctor and Sleep specialist. He is dual board certified and offers individualized treatments focusing on minimally invasive treatments for chronic sinusitis, thyroid disease, parathyroid disorders, and sleep apnea.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Sleep Medicine
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154 Answers
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A 41-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm: Pth is high, which most commonly means hyperparathyroidism. You should have high calcium for which i suspect your level is an ionized calcium and is ... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmmm: Ear wax impaction does not typically cause dizziness, but have your ENT remove it just in case. They may be able to help with the dizziness even it i... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Well...: Some people's clocks are set later than others. You can try to reset your clock to a more "normal time" by having rigid wake-sleep schedule, using e... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Maybe: There are different PTH assays with different normal ranges. Your PTH shows your parathyroid gland output. Depending on the assay it could be normal... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Depends: Depends on what cause of sore throat is..
Bacterial/viral infection, postnasal drip allergies.... Running might be cause of sorethroat if it is envir... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Substitute: Substitute low calorie condiments, crumbled cheeses, nuts and dried fruits for salad dressing.
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A female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Saline never hurt!: A can of aerosolized saline never hurt to rinse out a toddlers runny nose. If there is fever or green discharge that doesn't go a way after a day or ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Protection: Invest in good noise reducing ear plugs. It may be good to not only use in the ear moldable ones, but also the noise reducing type that looks like he... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
PTH: Parathyroid hormone is the hormone released by the parathyroid glands which are four pea-sized glands located behind your thyroid. This hormone is re... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmmm: If your dizziness is the spinning type lasting for seconds to minutes while turning over in bed, than it could be benign positional vertigo.
Otherw... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
?TMJ: Consider TMJ as a cause of jaw/ear pain. Soft diet, nsaids, and warm packs might help. Have your ENT doc check you out!
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Unlikely: Unlikely that peanut or raisin would get stuck in that area. More likely fish bones and such, but any ENT doctor can take a look with a camera and ma... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Keep Dry: Be sure to keep your ear dry. Vaseline on cotton ball placed in ear or waterproof putty ear plug which can be purchased in pharmacy will do.
Hopef... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Not exactly: Insomnia is a sleeping disorder. It doesn't turn into insomnia. I think you want to know when you actually have insomnia. If your inability to fall... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Yes and no: While there are other medically treatable causes for nasal congestion, if the tonsils and adenoids are large, surgery might be necessary. A trial of ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Nodules: If the thyroid nodules are smaller than 10mm, than nothing other than followup may be needed. Otherwise further workup may be needed. Swollen lymph ... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Kind of: While treatment for allergy with meds and sprays may help alleviate congestion, significant deviation of the septum can only be fixed with surgery.
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A 38-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Not entirely clear: This means there is a "nodule" or lymph node in the area where your surgery was. If the surgeon performed a partial lobectomy, then there could be so... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Bleed: You should seek attention for bleeding. There is something rare called hemorrhagic tonsillitis. Go to nearest er for any significant bleeding.
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Probiotic: Definetly add a probiotic to any antibiotics you are taking. You should definetly speak with your GI doctor and discuss.
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A 42-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm: You may be having an allergic reaction to the soda, or it might be stimulating a lot of acid which can cause some irritation to the voice box. I wou... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Shouldn't be problem: Just make sure there isn't guafenesin in the nyquil you're already taking.
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A member asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Waxy: You could try an over the counter ear wax system, but your local ENT would help!
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A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Not likely: There are no serum levels that are markers of thyroid cancer prior to surgery.
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm: There are different characteristics that make one persons sleep apnea better than another's, but there is no optimal pattern. Apneas are already abno... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Well: Of course, sleep apnea should generally be ruled out with snoring. But if you don't have osa, then there are some over-the-counter options. If these... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm: Microcalcifications in a thyroid nodule are from small calcium deposits in the cells. Thyroid cancer can be associated with this finding, however, be... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Allergies/sinusitis: Allergies and sinusitis often go hand in hand. You should see your doctor and start some allergy treatment maybe a saline rinse of your nose as well.... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Be careful: Olive oil will help soften but not remove. Irrigation may help remove it but does have small risks of perforation. Peroxide can also break it up and... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm: Would you get mad if i dared to say stop smoking... If you voice is hoarse for 2weeks or more you must see an ent!
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A 56-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Not likely: While you do need to have the nodules in your thyroid worked up, you shouldn't be too alarmed about the feeling of something in your throat. While it... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:

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Get Checked!: See a sleep specialist to rule out other medical conditions that could cause this.
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A 48-year-old female asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Imaging finding: This is a comment on pictures that you've had. It may mean that you have some inflammation of the mastoid air cells which are located behind your ear... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Yes: Long term (years) use of antihistamine can cause them to work less effectively. Usually, however, switching to a different type of antihistamine for ... Read More
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Get checked: Your local ENT can give you a good checkup to make sure there are no masses or lesions in your nose causing any bleeding or help to decrease the mucou... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Well...: As you know things change.... Could be weight, allergy, or just aging effects on your husbands throat. Snoring can sometimes be a sign of sleep apnea... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm..: Possibly. Could also be a viral inflammation on top of your overuse. Regardless, drink lots of water, use humidifier and avoid foods that cause aci... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Hmm: Not that i know of. Certainly after thyroidectomy there is a goal of suppressing the TSH in thyroid cancer. There may be natural therapies along th... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Not likely: The general goals of septoplasty correct the inside of the nose and do not generally change the outside cosmetic appearance of nose. That is unless y... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Be seen: Be seen by a doctor. Might just be a ln from a viral illness, but could be other infection which might require medication.
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A 24-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
ENT: Have your local ENT doc check it out to make sure it isn't serious.
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
ENT: The term you refer to is used moreso for xrays, which is not the imaging study of choice for the parotid lesions.
You should see your local ENT if ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Probably: Sometimes there may be a little bit of irritated membrane in your nose with some dry blood or that oozes a bit of blood. It is unlikely that the neti... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
BPPV: If the dizziness is a spinning sensation lasting seconds to minutes when you position your head in a particular way, you may have benign positional ve... Read More
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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Get checked: Any neck mass requires a good evaluation to rule out malignancy.
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A 39-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
For who?: Tell your roomate to be checked for sleep apnea.
As for you... The ear canal skin is quite sensitive... Try different ear plugs. You may try otc C... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
No: No, but the inflammation to the ear canal skin will make it feel clogged.
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A 36-year-old male asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Keep: Keep windows and doors closed on high pollen days.
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A 36-year-old male asked:

Dr. Joshua Rosenthalanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Wash: Wash children's stuffed animal and "cuddle toys" weekly in hot water to reduce allergy exposure.
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 20 years experience
Most likely: There is no interaction between Flonase and Ibuprofen that should stop you from taking it if you have had it in the past and it helped your migraine
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Jan 14, 2014
Thanks for the prompt response. Thinking about scheduling an appointment to visit you. I believe you are about an hour and a half drive from me. Not too bad.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Rosenthal is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Rosenthal is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! I am an auctioneer and I have been getting choked up on the auction block from the swelling after I drink this!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Yes been drinking tons of fluids lots of water (bottled of course) yes will see a doc this weekend
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! The surgeon removed the entire lobe and my thyroglubin is undetectable.
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