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…

4/07/2019 0

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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…

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