Balloon dilation in sinus surgery employs small, flexible catheters to expand the natural ostia of the paranasal sinuses without tissue removal. Originally adapted from angioplasty, this minimally ...

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It's like an angioplasty to clear out clogged sinuses. A new procedure lets doctors snake a balloon up the nose of chronic sinusitis sufferers, stretching their sinus passages to help them breathe ...

SAN ANTONIO -- A procedure using a small balloon is offering relief for people who suffer from chronic sinustis. Chronic sinustis is a condition affects the cavities of the nose and is usually ...

If you’ve ever had a sinus infection, you know that it can be miserable: facial pain and pressure, headaches and post-nasal drip are just a few of the excruciating symptoms. Now imagine that this ...

Some people don’t realize that our faces have eight different sinus pockets: in the cheekbones, between the eyes, behind the nose and in the low center of the forehead. If any of these pockets become ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Healthy You, a quarterly health publication and ...

People who have chronic sinus problems often complain of being tired, having headaches and losing their sense of taste or smell. Many would rather suffer or take medications than undergo complicated ...

Allergy season seems to sticking around much longer than it used to. Experts explain what's causing an uptick in allergies and what doctors, and their patients, are doing about it. Clear sinuses are a ...

In 2020, I visited Capitol Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers in Washington, DC, seeking relief for what I thought was a temporary issue. I had sinus pressure and congestion after being exposed to ...

Nearly 30 million adults in america suffer from chronic sinus disease or sinusitis. That means chronic congestion that causes difficulty breathing through the nose, and pain and swelling around the ...