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Understanding Turbinate Reduction Surgery
Most people possess a hazy understanding of the sinuses at best. It is widely known that the sinuses are empty pockets of air within the skull, for instance, but locating them on a map of the face would be difficult for many. Imagining the mechanics of sinus surgery procedures such as septoplasty and turbinate reduction … Continue reading Understanding Turbinate Reduction Surgery
View More >>Cate Blanchett Thrilled After Sinus Surgery
When you are an actor or a singer, your voice is your livelihood. Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett recently disclosed that she has struggled with sinus symptoms for many years, to the point where those symptoms had to be shoehorned into a number of her roles: The Lord of the Rings star says, “I was … Continue reading Cate Blanchett Thrilled After Sinus Surgery
View More >>Can Sleepless Nights Make You Fat?
It has long been known that sleep apnea can lead to a number of collateral health problems beyond basic fatigue. Mood swings, cognitive impairment, even dementia have all made the shortlist of the waking disorder’s side effects. Now one of the most commonly cited – weight gain – seems to have gathered some scientific grounding. … Continue reading Can Sleepless Nights Make You Fat?
View More >>Sleep Apnea and Dementia
A number of studies have discovered linkages between obstructive sleep apnea and various health problems. One issue whose connection to apnea has been suggested but never definitively confirmed is dementia; now the connection appears stronger than ever. Researchers have discovered that older men whose sleep suffers due to sleep apnea show a high correlation with … Continue reading Sleep Apnea and Dementia
View More >>Sleep Apnea Named Culprit in Deadly Subway Crash
A new report has identified sleep apnea as one of the primary causes of a deadly Metro-North subway crash that killed four people and injured dozens more last December. After an extensive investigation, officials have zeroed in on an undiagnosed sleep disorder – and the confusion it wrought: The engineer, William Rockefeller, told investigators he … Continue reading Sleep Apnea Named Culprit in Deadly Subway Crash
View More >>Lack of Sleep Kills Brain Cells
Let us get something out of the way first: we are not rats. Rat studies, which have been more or less the lingua franca of biological research for two generations, do not extrapolate consistently to humans. Countless headline-grabbing rat experiments have failed to deliver similar results in human studies – sometimes spectacularly. But rat research … Continue reading Lack of Sleep Kills Brain Cells
View More >>How Sinus Symptoms Cause Snoring
I write frequently about sleep and breathing disorders, and often mention that sinus surgery can remedy some of the worst cases of interrupted sleep. One thing I rarely describe is the mechanism at work, namely how your sinuses can affect your nighttime breathing. This helpful article outlines the mechanics in their basic form. Here’s the … Continue reading How Sinus Symptoms Cause Snoring
View More >>Sleep Apnea and Multiple Sclerosis
Obstructive sleep apnea can be remedied in a variety of ways, from losing weight to medical implants. But for certain kinds of apnea, the most effective solutions remain surgical, in particular septal surgery for a deviated septum, and turbinate reduction surgery for enlarged turbinates. Yet long before most patients make it anywhere near a surgical … Continue reading Sleep Apnea and Multiple Sclerosis
View More >>Why See a Sinus Surgeon
As an experienced ENT and sinus surgeon, I am often asked how one can ever know when surgery is necessary. Patients are understandably keen to avoid a major procedure if at all possible, especially when there are so many medications that have helped millions manage sinus symptoms without surgery. The short answer is this: Sinus … Continue reading Why See a Sinus Surgeon
View More >>How to Spot Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea represents a significant health risk, widely associated with diabetes, mood disorders and cardiovascular disease. I’ve written about apnea often in the space because new risk factors are forever surfacing. But one question I haven’t covered in much detail is how you can tell the difference between typical sleep patterns and true apnea. Thankfully … Continue reading How to Spot Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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