Is It a Cold, Flu, Allergies or Something Else?

/ January 20, 2017/ Allergy, Cold & Flu, Common Cold, Cough, Nasal Congestion, Nasal Irrigation, Sinus, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 0 comments

Is It a Cold, Flu, Allergies or Something Else?  Murray Grossan, MD.  About the author: Dr. Grossan is an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon with the Tower Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los  Angeles and the founder of the Web based Grossan Sinus & Health Institute (https://www.grossaninstitute.com). He is author of Free Yourself from

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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE BACK IN THE NEWS- BAD NEWS FOR SINUSITIS SUFFERERS?

/ May 31, 2016/ Allergic Rhinitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Rhinosinusitis, Sinus, Sinus Infections, Sinusitis, Sinusitis & Rhinitis/ 0 comments

The spectre of super-bacteria resistant to antibiotic therapy is once again in the news. Media coverage, (notably in The Economist, a widely read newsweekly) has highlighted that bacteria are increasingly gaining the capacity to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics, and that this will have a serious impact upon human health. What impact does this have on sinusitis sufferers? Possibly

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RHINITIS MEDICAMENTOSA

/ September 30, 2014/ Rhinitis Medicamentosa/ 10 comments

RHINITIS MEDICAMENTOSA Brett Scotch, D.O., F.A.O.C.O. Board Certified Otolaryngologist, CAQ in Sleep Medicine About the author: Dr. Scotch is Board Certified in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, and Facial Plastic Surgery. He is a Diplomate of the American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. He has a certificate of added qualification in Sleep Medicine. His research work

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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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