Turbinate hypertrophy refers to an enlargement of structures in the nose, which can make breathing difficult. They often occur due to allergies or infections. Treatment may involve medications and ...

Growing up near Phoenix, Heather Schwan sniffled her way through the seasons, with itchy eyes, scratchy throat and runny nose. Every day, she took a decongestant. “I used to think if I were ever ...

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The turbinates are ridges of bone behind the nose, covered by a tissue membrane. When the membrane is inflamed and swollen, the turbinates become bigger and can block the nasal passages. This is ...

With eight sinuses, six turbinates and two separate nasal cavities to consider, coding for nasal and sinus endoscopies can be quite a complicated undertaking. Here are five tips to help you code your ...

SHANGHAI — Three months after his wife, Sun Sulin, underwent a simple sinus surgery in 2013, Tao Jie received a call from her, saying that she was dying. He rushed home to find Sun lying in bed with ...

A student had slug-like growths removed from her nose after they caused her to suffer breathing problems for almost a decade. Julia Khalil, 21, from West Hampstead, London, claims she had agonising ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...