Sinus & ENT Health Blog
How To Treat Recurring Sinus Infections
Recurring sinus infections are common, extremely painful, and challenging to prevent or without accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. For many, it’s easy to fall prey to the false sense of security with disappearing symptoms only to end up shocked and dismayed when...
5 of The Most Common Causes of Sinusitis
If you've ever experienced a sinus infection or inflammation, then you are probably no stranger to how painful, stressful, and uncomfortable the symptoms can make you feel. It’s quite normal to develop a sinus infection or experience sinus-related symptoms...
How Can I Tell If I Have Nasal Congestion?
An occasional stuffy or runny nose is normally no cause for concern, but how do you know if your discomfort is due to nasal congestion? Typically, nasal congestion is a sign of inflammation or swollen and irritated nasal tissues that often occurs after an illness. But...
Sinus Headache or Migraine?
Headaches are to be expected, and some people are more prone to them than others. But sometimes, headaches are a sign of something more serious. Everyone experiences head pain, including infants and children. But when headaches become severe or chronic, you may need...
How Long Does It Take for Turbinate Reduction to Heal?
Turbinate reduction surgery is a standard procedure for individuals suffering from chronic nasal congestion and blocked nostrils. Inside the nose are three sets of turbinates (inferior, middle, and superior) characterized according to their location. These structures...
The Success Rate of Turbinate Reduction Procedures
Inside your nose are six filter-like shelves, known as turbinates (aka nasal conchae) that help filter, moisturize and humidify the air every time you inhale or take a breath. As such nasal congestion or blockages are often the outcome when these filters are exposed...
Sinuplasty Recovery Tips
Sinuplasty is a quick and minimally invasive way to treat recurrent sinus infections, chronic sinusitis, daily sinus headaches and chronic nasal congestion. Though the procedure is very safe and effective, there are some things patients should and shouldn’t do to...
The Potential Long-Term Side Effects of Balloon Sinuplasty
Effects of Balloon Sinuplasty At any given moment, you could wake up with a sore throat, stuffy or runny nose, and head or facial pain due to having an acute sinus infection. That might not seem like anything to worry about, especially if you plan to rely on some...
The Dangers of Living with a Deviated Septum
The nose has two nostrils that are divided by a partition made of bone and cartilage, known as the septum. This wall doesn’t usually create two perfectly symmetrical nostrils. Instead, it causes a mismatch in size where one nasal airway is bigger. Normally, a deviated...
How to Prepare for an Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
If you suffer from nasal polyps, congestion, frequent sinus infections or other type of issues that affect your ability to breathe comfortably, you may benefit from minimally invasive image-guided endoscopic sinus surgery. It's a safe and minimally invasive treatment...