The subspecialty of rhinology focuses on diseases involving the nose and sinuses including the medical and surgical management of these disorders. This involves a broad range of diseases from nasal obstruction and sinusitis to complicated tumors of the nose, sinuses, and anterior skull base.
Our specialists have received training in Otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and have received additional advanced training to specifically care for problems in the nose and sinuses. Their practices focus on problems with the nose and sinuses.
The prevalence of sinusitis has increased dramatically in the last two decades. The reasons for its increase are not clear, although environmental pollution and more resistant bacteria may be contributing factors. Today, sinusitis is the most common chronic condition in the United States.
Fifty million Americans, 20% of the nation's population, suffer from sinusitis and are forced to breathe through their mouth because of the constant stuffy nose. Many people with sinusitis feel there is not much that can be done about this condition and continue to live with it until an uncontrolled acute aggravation of the symptoms forces them to get urgent care from a specialist or emergency room.
Polyps are tissue swellings within the nose and sinuses that can be responsible for many of the symptoms described by patients with rhinosinusitis. Polyps may simply block the nasal airway creating difficulty in nasal breathing, or they may block the proper drainage of the sinus cavities leading to stagnant secretions within the sinuses that may become infected.
Polyps are generally thought to occur as a result of an ongoing inflammatory process within the nose and sinuses. Although this may be related to allergies, most cases of polyps occur as a result of non-allergic processes.
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