You have heard of an angioplasty, which opens up clogged arteries – so, how about a sinoplasty? A sinoplasty is when doctors open up the sinus, clearing the air with a balloon. The procedure is ...

B O S T O N, Nov. 20 -- A new kind of surgery, called "Stealth," is helping to make sinusitis less painful. More than 30 million Americans suffer from the pain and pressure of the occasional or ...

Congestion, headaches, and sinus infections burden the lives of nearly 30 million Americans suffering from chronic sinusitis each year. For Lizette Serrano, relentless allergies and asthma attacks led ...

A new CT-scan-based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic rhinosinusitis. "This allows for early prediction of disease ...

Minimally invasive surgery to alleviate the pain and pressure of sinusitis is a safe, effective therapy for geriatric patients who can't be helped by medication alone, according to new research.

THE effect of nasal and sinus surgery upon the manifestations of allergy has long been controversial. The purpose of this paper is to present a point of view based upon about twenty years of ...

Sinus surgery aims to open the sinus pathways and clear blockages. It may be required if a person has ongoing or recurrent sinus infections. The surgery may involve removing nasal polyps or treating ...

Across the area, yellow pollen is starting to appear on cars, sidewalks and patio furniture. In the past, that dusty allergen would almost certainly have sent 10-year-old Grant Moye into another ...

Sinus surgery treats various problems affecting the series of cavities around your nasal passages called the sinuses. There are different types, but the most common is functional endoscopic surgery.

The goal of endoscopic sinus surgery is to improve the drainage of the sinuses and prevent mucus from building up in these chambers. When secretions accumulate in a blocked off sinus, they may become ...

Interviewer: You had your sinus surgery and now it's afterwards and you've probably got a lot of questions. What's going to happen during your recovery, what do you need to do or avoid, and what are ...

Sinusitis is one of the most common chronic health problems in the U.S., afflicting 37 million Americans each year. Dr. Caroline Yoon, a board certified Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, states “Patients ...