Latest Paranasal sinuses Stories
BRADLEY, Ill., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The moment the bell rings on the first day back to school, it signals the start of cold and flu season for the nation's children. Apart from encouraging frequent hand washing, covering-up coughs and sneezes and not sharing food, drinks and utensils, parents and teachers understandably often feel powerless against the onslaught of invisible germs and viruses. However, many concerned consumers are now proactively fighting back by strengthening their...
Georgetown researcher says advances go unnoticed because they are not reported in targeted publicationsFacial pain. Nasal congestion. Postnasal drip. Fatigue. These are hallmark signs of chronic sinusitis, a swelling of tissue in the nasal and sinus cavity. The illness strikes millions of Americans each year and is one of the top five reasons patients visit their primary care doctor. Treating sinusitis is difficult in part because it's often not known if the cause is viral or bacterial....
That troublesome headache might not be a migraine or brought on by tension. It could be caused by sinus trouble, said doctors at Baylor College of Medicine."Our sinuses are air-filled spaces in our skull located behind our cheeks, forehead, eyes and the bridge of our nose," said Dr. Mas Takashima, assistant professor of otolaryngology at BCM and director of the Baylor Sinus Center."The sinuses work to humidify and cleanse the air, lighten the weight of the skull, and provide resonance to the...
Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by X-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Chronic disease of the maxillary sinus (the sinus cavity located in the mid-face beneath the cheeks, on either side of the nose) is common and affects a wide...
Only about one in 2,000 people in the United States get a sinus tumor, but Johnnie Wilcox was one of the unfortunate few.Ms. Wilcox's tumor was a classic case. She had few symptoms early on, and even those problems were mistaken for blocked sinuses."For several months, I could not breathe through the right side of my nose," recalled the resident of Goldthwaite, a town of less than 2,000 in the heart of Texas' Hill Country. "I felt a fullness, but I didn't take that as something...
This exciting clinical study news is the best news that we have been waiting on for the past four years to prove the deposition of the medication through Sinus Dynamics. WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Most ENTs and physicians who have prescribed Sinus Dynamics have always asked if it would be better to have a clinical study done on the amount of medication deposited and penetrated into the sinuses. Now this fantastic news and clinical study proves the SINUS DYNAMICS...
Saint Joseph Hospital Among the First to Offer New Surgical Treatment Approach CHICAGO, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- After three years of suffering from congestion and several months of trying a steroid nasal spray, Chicago resident Matt Minella, 31, opted for a surgical procedure to help him breathe better through his nose. Within days of the procedure, Minella was back to work and running again thanks to a new endoscopic balloon device called the Relieva Stratus(TM) Microflow Spacer. The...
Although it may come as second nature to blow your nose to alleviate stuffiness, some argue that it reverses the flow of mucus into the sinuses and slows down the drainage.Dr. J Owen Hendley, and other pediatric infectious disease researchers at the University of Virginia, conducted CT scans and other measurements as subjects coughed, sneezed and blew their noses, according to the New York Times. The subjects, in some cases, had an opaque dye dripped into their rear nasal...
ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Here are highlights from the January issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. You may cite this publication as often as you wish. Reprinting is allowed for a fee. Mayo Clinic Health Letter attribution is required. Include the following subscription information as your editorial policies permit: Visit www.HealthLetter.MayoClinic.com or call toll-free for subscription information, 800-333-9037, extension 9771. Improved PSA Tests a Better Gauge...
Paleontologists have long known that dinosaurs had tiny brains, but they had no idea the beasts were such airheads.A new study by Ohio University researchers Lawrence Witmer and Ryan Ridgely found that dinosaurs had more air cavities in their heads than expected. By using CT scans, the scientists were able to develop 3-D images of the dinosaur skulls that show a clearer picture of the physiology of the airways."I've been looking at sinuses for a long time, and indeed people would kid me...
