Are you ready to stop wishing and get real about sinus disease? Sinus and nasal disorders can make life miserable and impact everything from your work, to relationships, to your mental health. This holiday season, give yourself the ultimate gift—the ability to be more present in your daily life and improve...
As we head into fall, the arrival of a new season can bring a sense of excitement and a reprieve from the heat and humidity for many people. For those who suffer from sinus problems, however, it can often mean the arrival of miserable sinus symptoms. Sudden changes in weather...
If your nose whistles, it could be a sign you have a hole in your nose—one that’s not supposed to be there. Yes, a hole in the nose sounds strange, but a septal perforation can be a potentially painful and serious condition. Here’s what you need to know: ...
Loss of taste is actually more common than you might think. Over 200,000 people visit a doctor each year for problems with their ability to taste or smell. Our senses of taste and smell are closely related and interconnected, so it’s not unusual for both senses to be affected or to...
When you’re dealing with sinus problems, it can be difficult to get a good night’s sleep and you may also suffer from chronic snoring. Snoring happens when air cannot freely flow through the passage at the back of the nose and throat. Anything obstructing the airways of the ear, nose and...
If you are affected by chronic sinusitis and have been unable find significant improvement or relief with medications, balloon sinuplasty could be the solution that works. For many patients, the procedure can offer advantages over a traditional sinus surgery. If you’re looking for the next step that can provide lasting...
If your sinus symptoms get worse as the temperatures drop, it’s not in your head. While sinus inflammation may most commonly occur in spring and summer months due to seasonal allergies, there are many people who suffer from sinusitis year-round. For some, sinus symptoms actually increase in the winter. There are a...
Living with chronic sinus symptoms is no picnic and they can be notoriously stubborn. If medications or other treatments just don’t seem to provide much relief for your chronic sinusitis or recurrent acute sinusitis, you may be a candidate for balloon sinus surgery. Balloon sinus surgery, also called Balloon Sinuplasty, is...
Constant congestion and other symptoms of nasal blockage can hinder your quality of life and cause you to frequently feel sick and fatigued. Blockage in the nose or nasal cavity, also referred to as nasal obstruction, may affect one or both nasal passages and includes anything which hinders the airflow in...
Spring has arrived and so has allergy season. For many people, this time of year can bring some miserable symptoms.According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50 million Americans suffer from some form of nasal allergies...