If you suffer from chronic sinusitis, you may know how sinus problems can negatively affect your quality of life. While some sinus infections can be treated with medical therapies, others may require surgery. Most short-term sinus infections can be treated medically, with certain lifestyle changes, and/or other methods. Even patients with...
Unrelenting, painful sinus symptoms can disrupt your life, make breathing difficult, and leave you feeling miserable too frequently. If you struggle with chronic sinus infections, or chronic sinusitis, and other treatments don’t seem to work—balloon sinuplasty could be the solution that helps you achieve lasting relief. Balloon sinuplasty is a minimally...
When you catch a cold or other virus, you might spend several days struggling to breathe thanks to a stuffy nose. Certainly unpleasant—but, thankfully, temporary. Once your body fights off the infection, you’re able to start breathing freely again. With congestion that’s chronic, however—every day can feel like a battle...
For many people, it can seem like dealing with at least one sinus infection each year is inevitable. You can take steps, however, to help avoid getting sinus infections. Sinusitis (also called rhinosinusitis) occurs when the sinuses or cavities around the nasal passages become swollen and blocked. The sinuses can become...
For chronic allergy sufferers, seasonal changes can often mean another dreadful round of miserable allergy and sinus symptoms heading your way. Battling allergy symptoms can be frustrating and make it feel like it’s hard to get anything done, enjoy your regular activities and participate fully in your life. Worse still,...
When you have nasal polyps it can often feel like being stuck on a carousel of miserable sinus symptoms and short-term relief. It is not uncommon for people who struggle with nasal polyps to also contend with chronic sinusitis or other complicating conditions, such as allergies, asthma and other causes...
Do you experience difficulty breathing at night or trouble breathing through your nose in general? Nasal valve collapse may be the culprit. There are many potential causes of nasal obstruction that can range from allergies, sinus infections, and nasal polyps, to structural problems with the nose—such as a deviated septum. Another common...
Millions of people suffer with chronic sinus problems and experience symptoms that can be crippling to daily life. These symptoms can include nasal obstruction or congestion, headaches, facial pressure, loss of smell, fatigue, and pain or fullness. With advanced treatments and less-invasive procedures to it’s possible to enjoy relief from chronic...
Do you constantly—ahem—feel the need to clear your throat? Feel a nagging tickle at the back of your throat that makes you cough? Or perhaps you have difficulty clearing your nose or throat of mucus? Whatever it is, it’s been going on for months. If so, these can be signs...
Millions of people suffer from nasal airway obstruction, which limits the airflow through the nose. Until recently, traditional nasal obstruction treatment options were limited to medications, at-home remedies like breathing strips that only offer temporary relief, or more invasive nasal surgeries. Now, with the VivAer® technology, another option is available...