New treatment for chronic sinusitis from Summit Ear, Nose & Throat

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Sep 30 2009

Summit Ear, Nose & Throat is the first in the area to offer an exciting new treatment for chronic sinusitis (CRS) in an outpatient setting called FinESS™ Sinus Treatment. FinESS is a new balloon sinuplasty technique that is less invasive than traditional sinus surgery and that breaks the cycle of chronic sinusitis with immediate relief and lasting results. Similar to angioplasty, a balloon sinuplasty technique uses a small balloon that is inserted into the sinus passages of the patient, the balloon is inflated, deflated, and then removed.

FinESS is effective and results in less pain, bleeding and recovery time for the patient and is performed in a relaxed outpatient setting. FinESS does not require the removal of delicate bone and sinus tissue and uses local anesthetic with or without light sedation. In most cases, patients are back to their normal routine within hours. Published clinical study results demonstrate that FinESS is an effective treatment that keeps treated sinuses open with significant quality of life improvements.

Gary Y. Shaw, MD, FACS of Summit Ear, Nose & Throat offers this innovative treatment for patients through two clinic locations in Lees Summit and Overland Park. “We are very excited to offer the FinESS balloon sinuplasty treatment as a new option for selected patients whose sinusitis symptoms persist or return despite antibiotics or nasal steroids, or who are looking for an effective minimally invasive alternative to traditional sinus surgery. Most procedures take 15 to 30 minutes and patients are able to return to normal activity almost immediately,” said Shaw.

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Tags: Angioplasty, Balance Disorders, Bleeding, Bone, Chronic, Ear, Otolaryngology, Pain, Sinusitis, Sleep, Sleep Apnea, Steroid, Surgery, Throat

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Gotta kill the Fungus and Bacteria

Steve says:

October 8, 2009 at 12:11 PM

I found some stuff that kills fungus and bacteria that you really ought to try. The antibiotics don't kill the fungus and you need to kill both. This stuff does. You just spray it in your nose and WOW, it got rid of my nasty sinus infection in about a week. I had tried antibiotics that were specifically prescribed for my sinusitis and I also tried a neti pot (yuk) but just couldn’t get this sinus infection to quit. So I did a search and found this stuff (Sinus Relief) from Nature’s Rite. The only problem is that you have to spray it every 30 minutes. I thought, hey, what the heck, it’s worth a try and every 30 minutes isn’t too bad. I was really surprised how well it worked so I bought their sinus support too. It’s been a good moisturizer with calendula and aloe. It’s herbal ya know. I like herbal stuff. So anyway, you should try this for your sinusitis. It won’t make you have a yeast infection after-words like some antibiotics do.

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