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The PROPEL Sinus Stent on TV
A recent news story in South Carolina included a local ENT discussing the many ways to combat chronic sinus pain and pressure. After reviewing a number of commonsense treatments, the doctor then brought out a Propel sinus stent delivery device. Check it out: The Propel stent is distinguished by its long-lasting effects and profound reduction … Continue reading The PROPEL Sinus Stent on TV
View More >>Successful Sinus Surgery For Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
The star of The Big Bang Theory recently underwent sinus surgery to help her breathe better and curb the persistent sinus infections that have dogged the actress for many years. As she recently wrote: I have not been able to breath through my nose like a normal human being in years. This surgery is changing … Continue reading Successful Sinus Surgery For Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
View More >>A Life Transformed by Balloon Sinuplasty
Add one more compelling video to the march of success stories spawned by balloon sinuplasty, the extraordinarily effective sinus surgery procedure that continues to gather fans around the world. In this video, a masonry contractor who struggled to breathe for many years finally undergoes the procedure. The results are literally life-changing: As the video says … Continue reading A Life Transformed by Balloon Sinuplasty
View More >>Answers On Turbinate Reduction Surgery
This site was designed to be a fast resource for patients and families in search in clear information. Look around and you will find sections on everything from in-office balloon sinuplasty to septoplasty, as well as many blog posts detailing the latest and greatest discoveries in the world of ENT medicine. But I am just … Continue reading Answers On Turbinate Reduction Surgery
View More >>A Balloon Sinuplasty Story
Balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that helps chronic sinus pain sufferers create open airways, often for the first time in their lives. Although the procedure is a form of sinus surgery, its quick execution and fast recovery time can feel more like outpatient treatment than a true surgery,. This week, I discovered this … Continue reading A Balloon Sinuplasty Story
View More >>Even Ironmen Need Healthy Sinuses
Most of us who go through our days nursing a sinus ailment find that it saps our energy and makes it hard to focus. Now imagine if you were battling the very same symptoms while competing with the world’s most elite athletes in a rigorous test of endurance. Such is the path that was recently … Continue reading Even Ironmen Need Healthy Sinuses
View More >>Home Remedies for Sinus Pressure
The Gawker media empire is known for many things – snarky writing, personal essays, and political activism – but rarely is it considered a hotbed of sound medical advice. This recent article manages to walk a nice line between humor and advice, however, and manages simultaneously to capture the unique frustration of sinus pressure in … Continue reading Home Remedies for Sinus Pressure
View More >>The PROPEL Sinus Implant for Sinus Pressure
I have written about the revolutionary PROPEL sinus stent before; this simple spring-like device has given sinus surgeons and their patients a powerful new tool to promote healing and prevent the closure of sinus openings after surgery. Recently a Pennsylvania news crew broke the story to their viewers, offering this promising tale of a patient … Continue reading The PROPEL Sinus Implant for Sinus Pressure
View More >>A Quick Answer on Paranasal Sinus Cancer
As a Los Angeles sinus surgeon, I see my fair share of sinus cancer diagnoses. It is a sad but true fact that many of these cases don’t arrive at my offices until the cancer has progressed considerably. This is a product of the way that sinus cancer grows; most patients aren’t aware something is … Continue reading A Quick Answer on Paranasal Sinus Cancer
View More >>Sleep Apnea and Your Kidneys
Sleep apnea is associated with a disheartening number of chronic ailments. Over the last ten years, obstructive sleep apnea has been linked to heart disease, stroke, arthritis, even diminished IQ in children. For this reason, it is considered something of a canary in the coalmine: often present, but rarely to blame. No study has definitively … Continue reading Sleep Apnea and Your Kidneys
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