Why use nasal ointment? Nasal ointment may be required for a dry nose, to address allergies, or as treatment for a Staph infection. Nasal ointment is also commonly required after nasal surgery including, septoplasty, rhinoplasty, turbinate reduction or turbinoplasty surgery and endoscopic sinus surgery. Antibiotic nasal ointment is used for eradicating staphylococcal bacteria, in particular MRSA, […]
Origins of Nasal Septoplasty
About Nasal Septoplasty By Ashleigh Elkins Septoplasty is a surgical procedure that aims to straighten the nasal septum. The nasal septum is a structure made of cartilage and bone that divides the nose into left and right halves. It is the third most common procedure performed by an ear, nose and throat surgeon (1). A […]
Dealing with Chronic Nosebleeds in Children
There are numerous causes for nosebleeds. Such causes can range from common issues, such as nose dryness, to much more serious issues. The following information will help you gain a better understanding as to what causes nosebleeds in children, as well as how best to treat and help prevent nosebleeds from occurring. Causes of Chronic […]
Epistaxis
Epistaxis is another term for a nosebleed. Most nosebleeds are not serious, but can be an inconvenience. This is because the lining of the nose has lots of tiny blood vessels which are necessary to help humidify the air we breathe. Nosebleeds can affect everyone, but they are far more common in children than adults. […]
The difference between a cold and sinusitis
How to tell the difference between a cold and sinusitis It begins. Your child comes home from school with a stuffy nose. They cannot breathe very well and they are feeling miserable. Is it a cold? Is it the flu? Is it sinusitis- and if so- is it viral or bacterial? What should you do? Well, […]
Care after sinus surgery
What To Do After Sinus Surgery By Alexandra Matkevich RN We have seen you at the clinic and you are booked in for sinus surgery. That pesky, chronic sinus infection is going to hit the road in only a few short days. What about the recovery period after sinus surgery? Though it might seem like […]
The Best Treatments For Sinus Complaints
Best Sinus Treatments By INGFEI CHEN, NYT, May 25, 2011 What’s the best treatment for sinus troubles that won’t go away? Ingfei Chen, health reporter, interviews Dr. Noam A. Cohen and Dr. James N. Palmer of the Rhinology Research Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, who are exploring the role of communities of bacteria called […]
Regimens: Antibiotic Use for Sinusitis Is Questioned
Antibiotics for Sinusitis NYT, By Nicholas Baralar Antibiotics are commonly used to treat sinusitis, but a new clinical trial has found that a placebo works just as well. Scientists randomized 166 adults, all of whom met the diagnostic criteria for sinusitis, to receive the antibiotic amoxicillin or a placebo three times a day for 10 […]
Why antibiotics can be health risk
Antibiotics for ear, nose, throat or chest infections SMH, By Amy Corderoy NEARLY 100 years after antibiotics were discovered, a study has found most Australians are confused about when they should take them and how they work. And this ignorance could be putting our health at risk, doctors say, with deadly superbugs on the increase […]
When Sinus Problems Won’t Go Away
Chronic sinus problems New York Times, By Ingfei Chen The humble sinuses, those hollow cavities hidden in the bones around the nose, usually draw little appreciation. But nothing makes one yearn for clear sinuses like sinusitis, a condition that can make the head feel as if it were filled with cement and can render every […]
The Claim: Humming Can Ease Sinus Problems
Humming and sinus problems New York Times, By Anahad O’Connor Dealing with a cold is bad enough, but when it leads to a sinus infection, the misery can double. Some researchers have proposed a surprising remedy: channeling your inner Sinatra. Sinus infections — which afflict more than 37 million Americans every year — generally occur […]
