Why Do My Sinuses Still Get Infected After Sinus Surgery

/ August 10, 2016/ Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Sinus Infections, Sinus Surgery, Sinusitis, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 0 comments

Why Do My Sinuses Still Get Infected After Sinus Surgery Martin Desrosiers, MD, FRCSC. Clinical Professor. Program director, ORL-HNS Université de Montréal   Patients who have undergone endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for management of chronic sinusitis (CRS) with or without nasal polyposis may nevertheless continue to have symptoms of chronic sinusitis and/or episodes of infection despite initially apparently successful sinus

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Chronic Sinusitis and Balloon Sinuplasty

/ February 24, 2015/ Sinus, Sinus Surgery, Sinusitis/ 16 comments

Chronic Sinusitis and Balloon Sinuplasty Aijaz Alvi, MD, FACS Board certified Otolaryngologist and Head and Neck Surgeon. About the author: Dr. Alvi has graduated college from New York University and then completed his medical school training at Pennsylvania State University. He completed his Otolaryngology residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and additionally completed a fellowship in

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Buffered saline solution irrigations help manage symptomatic septal perforations

/ May 6, 2014/ Nasal Irrigation, Nosebleed, Sinus, Sinus Infections, Sinus Surgery/ 9 comments

Buffered saline solution irrigations help manage symptomatic septal perforations Paul Schalch, MD. Board certified Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon. Clinical assistant professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. About the author: Dr Schalch works at Southern Illinois Healthcare, in Carbondale, Illinois, and has a special interest in rhinology and sleep apnea surgery. Patients that seek help with septal

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Rhinotopic Therapy for Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis

/ October 9, 2013/ Allergy, CRS, Rhinosinusitis, Sinus, Sinus Surgery, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 0 comments

Rhinotopic Therapy for Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis Alan H. Shikani, M.D. F.A.C.S. Director, Maryland Nose &Sinus Center Rhinology Fellowship Program, Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Union Memorial Hospital, Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Good Samaritan Hospital, Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sinai Hospital   Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is persistent and symptomatic even after optimal medical or surgical management, in

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Saline Irrigations and Topical Steroids Before and After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

/ August 6, 2013/ Nasal Irrigation, Sinus, Sinus Surgery, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 0 comments

Saline Irrigations and Topical Steroids Before and After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Dr. Sepehr Oliaei, MD Department of Otorhinolaryngology Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, WA About the author: Dr. Oliaei is a widely published Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon who has recently joined the Multicare Health System in King and Pierce Counties in Washington state. He has a special interest in minimally

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