Observed Sinus Improvement in an Otolaryngology Clinic After the Use of Saline Irrigation for Chronic Rhinosunisitis

/ October 2, 2013/ Nasal Congestion, Otolaryngology, Rhinosinusitis, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 0 comments

Observed Sinus Improvement in an Otolaryngology Clinic After the Use of Saline Irrigation for Chronic Rhinosunisitis Jared J. Tompkins, M.D. Otolaryngology Resident in a Mid-South area notorious for sinus allergy complaints. About the author: The author is an Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery resident physician at the University of Tennessee, located in Memphis. He is a graduate of the

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Pediatric Chronic Rhinitis (“The child with the constant runny nose”)

/ September 25, 2013/ Pediatric (Kids), Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 8 comments

Pediatric Chronic Rhinitis (“The child with the constant runny nose”) Karen Bellapianta, MD Board certified otorhinolaryngologist with special interest in Pediatrics Associates of Otolaryngology Greenwich, CT   As an ENT with a large pediatric practice and a mother of four, this is a condition that I see all the time. Chronic rhinitis is caused by inflammatory tissue in the nose

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SINUS HEADACHE

/ September 18, 2013/ Sinus, Sinus Headache/ 16 comments

Sinus Headache M. Lee Williams, M.D. Assoc. Professor Emeritus Johns Hopkins Otolaryngology Author: The Sinusitis Help Book John Wiley and Sons, Inc. A persistent headache is too often blamed on a sinus infection when some other cause is responsible. In many instances, however, an accurate preliminary diagnosis of a sinus headache can be made by very careful questioning of the

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Rhinitis Medicamentosa: management with buffered saline irrigation

/ September 11, 2013/ Nasal Congestion, Rhinitis Medicamentosa, Rhinosinusitis, Sinus, Sinus Infections, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 8 comments

Rhinitis Medicamentosa: management with buffered saline irrigation 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. Rhinitis medicamentosa (RM) is a condition characterized by

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Yoga For Your Allergies

/ September 4, 2013/ Allergy, Sinus, Yoga/ 1 comments

Yoga For Your Allergies Babak Larian, MD, FACS, Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon Board Certified Otolaryngologist About the author: Babak Larian, MD, FACS is a board-certified Head & Neck surgeon and the Director of the Los Angeles Center for Advanced Head & Neck Surgery. Also Chief of Head & Neck Surgery at Los Angeles’s esteemed Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Dr. Larian is

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