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Can Yoga Cure Sinus Pain?
The Web is filled with articles which describe unorthodox ways that people have treated medical ailments at home. Some of these stories are dubious, to put it kindly, while others may contain a valuable grain of wisdom. This article fits the bill: entitled “How Yoga Can Cure Sinus Pain,” it describes the efforts of one … Continue reading Can Yoga Cure Sinus Pain?
View More >>A Gentler Way to Diagnose Sinusitis?
The reason many doctors prescribe antibiotics for sinus symptoms is because the alternative – waiting several days for a culture to come back – can be slow, and, in very rare cases, dangerous. But until recently, that days-long window was an inescapable reality of the diagnostic process. Now researchers have floated a possible new way … Continue reading A Gentler Way to Diagnose Sinusitis?
View More >>Sleep Better, Lift Your Depression
Obstructive sleep apnea has long been associated with a litany of health risks, from stroke to weight gain. One of the most widely reported symptoms among sufferers is depression: when sleep is constantly interrupted and rarely satisfying, one’s daily mood and resilience can take a massive hit. This recent article underlines the gravity of the … Continue reading Sleep Better, Lift Your Depression
View More >>The Causes of Chronic Sinusitis
Chronic sinusitis is – forgive the complex medical terminology – the worst. Born of infection and characterized by severe pain and ongoing respiratory struggle, sinusitis is one of the most common complaints of adults in this country. It’s also one of the more uncomfortable disorders you can get. Beating sinusitis requires understanding sinusitis, which is … Continue reading The Causes of Chronic Sinusitis
View More >>Sinus Surgery for Persistent Asthma
I have mentioned before the surprising study which demonstrated that sinus surgery could also prevent asthma. Now the Cleveland Clinic has taken up the cause, writing recently about this tantalizing link, and expounding on its possible biological origins: Now it appears early sinus surgery also may prevent development of asthma for some people. We recently … Continue reading Sinus Surgery for Persistent Asthma
View More >>The Costs of Persistent Sinusitis
Sinusitis can be a debilitating disorder, characterized by pain, pressure and difficulty speaking. But many people do not know the other great cost of chronic sinusitis – actual cost, as in money: The impact [of sinusitis is] a direct annual healthcare cost of $5.8 billion from ambulatory and emergency department services and a half-million sinus-related … Continue reading The Costs of Persistent Sinusitis
View More >>The Hidden Dangers of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is more than an inconvenience; it can also be a killer. That’s the conclusion of a growing consensus in the medical community which holds that obstructed breathing at night can set off a cascade of symptoms that can quickly turn systemic, even deadly: “People who have untreated sleep apnea have much more hypertension, … Continue reading The Hidden Dangers of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
View More >>Propel Sinus Stent Improving Lives
A year ago it was balloon sinuplasty; today the Propel sinus stent is making the rounds of local news coverage as more and more sinus surgeons begin to deploy this spring-like device: As the article describes, Propel is an excellent adjunct to traditional sinus surgery, not least because it allows the patient to heal more … Continue reading Propel Sinus Stent Improving Lives
View More >>When a Sinus Culture Changes the Treatment
Look below and you’ll see my latest blog post about the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. ENTs are notorious for prescribing antibiotics as a prophylactic measure, before the results of a culture are known. Yet experts agree that this sort of preventive prescription can sometimes do more harm than good, encouraging the rise of superbugs … Continue reading When a Sinus Culture Changes the Treatment
View More >>See the Propel Sinus Stent in Action
Treating issues such as sinusitis and nasal polyps occasionally requires more than one procedure. That’s because when airways are opened, the body sometimes compensates by returning to its old form, allowing inflammation to begin the same destructive cycle once again. The Propel sinus stent prevents that. This springy structure holds the airway open to prevent a … Continue reading See the Propel Sinus Stent in Action
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