Top 7 Causes of Nasal Clogging

Nasal clogging, nasal congestion, and/or nasal obstruction is a very common complaint patients have when presenting to a ENT office. This video goes over the top 7 causes of nasal clogging. 1: Allergies 2: Deviated Septum 3: Large Inferior Turbinates 4: Large Adenoids 5: Nasal Polyps 6: Narrow Nose 7: Decongestant Nasal Spray Abuse

10/18/2020 0

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If I Have Bad Allergies, Can I Benefit from Nasal Obstruction Surgery (Septoplasty, Turbinate Reduction)?

Normal Septum without Mucosal Swelling Allergies are very common and is well known to contribute to nasal obstruction. A deviated septum and turbinate hypertrophy are also common anatomic reasons for nasal obstruction as well. As such, it is also not uncommon that patients suffering from bad allergies also have nasal anatomic reasons for nasal obstruction. The quandary is whether surgical intervention to resolve nasal obstruction will actually work if the same patient also has bad all…

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CPAP Mask Allergy? Try a Cloth CPAP Mask

Cloth CPAP Mask by Circadiance For patients with obstructive sleep apnea , CPAP is the gold standard treatment. Most CPAP masks are made of plastic which is fine for the majority of patients. However, for a minority, the plastic itself seems to cause sino-nasal problems due to mucosal irritation from the plastic "fumes" or skin irritation from the plastic sitting against the skin. For those suffering from sino-nasal congestion with CPAP use, trying steroid nasal sprays as well…

5/30/2018 0

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Family Guy Nasal Spray Addiction

Peter Griffin on Family Guy A patient came to my office one day with a chief complaint of being addicted to an over-the-counter nasal spray called Afrin . When asked why he started using it in the first place, he mentioned about that "one episode on Family Guy when Peter uses a nasal spray and feels invincible because he can breath so great through the nose and smell everything." Watch video below. The implication being that he bought and used the nasal spray so he can breath a…

8/19/2016 0

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Why Is a Nosejob Sometimes Necessary to Resolve Nasal Obstruction?

A very common complaint for a patient to see an ENT surgeon is to resolve nasal obstruction. The most common surgeries to resolve nasal obstruction include septoplasty , adenoidectomy , and turbinate reduction . All of theses procedure are performed within the nasal cavity and does not affect appearance. However, sometimes in order to resolve nasal obstruction , the appearance of the nose MUST change especially if the nostril openings are very narrow. By looking at these example pictures o…

6/02/2013 0

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Nasal Congestion or Obstruction During Pregnancy

When a woman becomes pregnant, it is not unusual for the nose to become quite congested ... uncomfortably so, even to the point of being unable to breath through the nose. This condition known as "rhinitis of pregnancy" affects as many as 30% of pregnant women and can start in the second month of pregnancy; it tends to worsen later in pregnancy. The nasal congestion should ease up soon after giving birth and be gone completely within two weeks after delivery. The nasal congest…

8/08/2012 2

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With A Deviated Septum, Why Does Nasal Obstruction Come and Go?

A deviated septum  is a well known factor causing nasal obstruction in people. However, many patients with a deviated septum will also state that there are times when they can breath just fine from their nose. As such, can a deviated septum truly be the cause of their nasal obstructive symptoms? Shouldn't the obstruction be constant? The blunt answer is ABSOLUTELY nasal obstruction can be intermittent OR constant with a deviated septum!!! It's more a question of degree. To beg…

11/23/2011 7

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Does the Nose Appearance Change After Septoplasty? (Answer: No)

Septoplasty is a surgical procedure to straighten out a deviated septum causing problems with nasal obstruction/congestion . A common question I get asked is whether the nose appearance will change after this surgery. The answer is no (if correctly done). In fact, if the nasal appearance DID change afterwards, you would also have undergone rhinoplasty nose job... or too much was unintentionally removed. The explanation for why the nasal appearance does not (should not) change after septopl…

11/14/2010 1

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Got Allergies? Maybe It's Actually Non-Allergic Rhinitis

USA Today published a story on Aug 22, 2010 describing a condition called "Non-Allergic Rhinitis" or "Vasomotor Rhinitis" which essentially is having pretty much all the symptoms of classic nasal allergies, but caused NOT by allergies! Such symptoms include: - Runny nose - Nasal congestion - Post-nasal drainage - Nasal obstruction - Sinus pressure - Sneezing etc These individuals also report that their nasal symptoms are triggered not only by pollen and dust,…

8/22/2010 0

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Not Only Can House Dust Cause Allergies, They Harbor Bacteria That May Lead to Asthma

House dust already has a bad reputation for causing allergies and sino-nasal congestion misery. Now there's another reason to hate dust... In the April 2010 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, researchers have found bacterial populations in household dust may determine whether or not a child living in that home develops asthma. In the paper titled " Environmental Determinants of and Impact on Childhood Asthma by the Bacterial Community in Household Dust…

4/20/2010 1

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Nasal Irrigation Beneficial for Pregnant Women With Allergies

Italian researchers have reported in the International Archives of Allergy and Immunology in Sept 2009 that saline nasal rinsing is a safe and effective treatment option for nasal problems in pregnant women with seasonal allergic rhinitis. In their paper titled " Nasal Lavage in Pregnant Women with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Study ," the researchers instructed the study group to perform hypertonic saline lavages to the nose 3X per day. Of note, HYPERTONIC saline solutio…

10/17/2009 1

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