Monday, May 31, 2010

Home Remedies for Sinusitis

When thinking about home remedies for sinusitis a lot of people simply think that there is nothing that can be done. This is not at all true and there are different things that you must always take into account. Without further ado, let us directly look at some facts that you need to be aware of and some really simple home remedies for sinusitis that will help you out a lot.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Sinus Surgery Recovery

There are different types of sinus surgeries. Some are minor and can be done under local anesthesia while others require general anesthesia. The good news is that in all cases sinus surgery recovery is usually quite quick when compared to other surgeries possible. If you want to know how much time you will need to spend in recovery after a sinus operation there are some general facts that you need to be aware of.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Recurring Sinus Infections


Whenever you are faced with Recurring Sinus Infections you will have a lot of problems. It usually seems that no matter what you do you can not get rid of that infection. In most cases people become really irritated when they solve the problems thanks to antibiotics only to find themselves faced with reccuring sinus infections when they do not take the antibiotics anymore. If this is your case then you should seriously think about some facts. Let us get deeper in the topic of Recurring Sinus Infections.

Monday, January 25, 2010

Balloon Sinus Surgery - Balloon Sinuplasty Facts


After talking about Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery we were asked a question about Balloon sinusitis surgery. Since this was the estion we had to talk about it. In this short article we are going to talk about some Balloon Sinus Surgery (also known as Balloon Sinuplasty) facts that you should probably be aware of. Always keep in mind that a close collaboration with your doctors is necessary at all times.

Balloon Sinuplasty is actually the name of a system that includes some medical devices used to open your sinuses. We are talking about really flexiball and small baloons that are placed inside your nose. Your sinuses are inflated by them slowly and this restructures the sinuses, solving the problem of blocked nasal passages and basically restores sinus drainage.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (more commonly known simply as FESS) is a surgical way to solve some problems related to different diseases linked with the nose and also ghthtyrrparanasal sinuses. It is one of the most common surgical treatment options to cure nasal polyposis and sinusitis, even fungal sinusitis. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery uses special nasal endoscopes in order to minimize trauma and cutting of the skin. We are talking about endoscopes with diameters of 2.7 and 4 mm. These endoscopes can be put directly into the nose of the patient after anesthetising.