ClariFix - Surgical Treatment for the Persistent Runny Nose

Our office now offers ClariFix, a surgical treatment for the persistent runny nose due to non-allergic rhinitis as well as severe allergies . This procedure is performed in the office under only local anesthesia. Watch the video above to see how it works. Patient who are candidates for this procedure include: • Be over 18 years old • Suffer from an intractable runny nose in spite of medications (or desire to reduce the number medications to treat the runny nose) • Have no significan…

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The Different Types of Non-Allergic Rhinitis

Non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) is a condition where a person exhibits many allergy like nasal symptoms, but has normal allergy test results, normal CT Sinus scan, and/or normal  structural nasal endoscopic exam. It is a condition loosely termed the "hypersensitive" nose. It is also known as vasomotor rhinitis. NAR can be divided between non-inflammatory and inflammatory NAR . Inflammatory NAR can also be further broken down into different subtypes based on nasal smear cytology…

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Allergy Sufferers also Have More Severe Migraines

Many people suffer from migraines . Many people also suffer from allergies . What may have been suspected but is now clarified is that those individuals who suffer from BOTH allergies and migraines have much more frequent and severe headaches than those who do not have allergies. [ link ] Based on a survey response from 5,849 patients who suffer from migraines, over two-thirds also suffered from allergies. From this group, researchers found that the odds of experiencing more frequent headac…

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Brain Fluid Leakage Out the Nose (CSF Leak)

Image by Patrick Lynch from Wikipedia Fox News published a story today (12/3/12), describing one patient's runny nose that was not due to allergies, but in fact due to brain fluid leaking through a crack in the roof of her nose. Also known as  CSF leak  (cerebrospinal fluid leakage), correction of this problem can be performed endoscopically through the nose without any incisions on the face. An interesting trivia related to CSF leaks is that actor George Clooney suffered one after a…

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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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FDA Approves New "Dry" Steroid Nasal Spray

On March 26, 2012, the FDA approved of a new type of steroid nasal spray  in the treatment of nasal allergies that puffs powder into the nose rather than a liquid. Liquid formulations such as nasonex, flonase, veramyst, nasacort, and rhinocort has been until now the only delivery medium of administration. This new spray made by Teva Pharmaceuticals is called QNASL which puffs a steroid beclomethasone dipropionate. For those who know pharmaceuticals, it is the same active ingredient as (l…

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