Treatments may include but are not limited to oral antibiotics, topical sinonasal rinses (e.g. steroid rinses or mist sprays), saline irrigations (watch our YouTube video on how to rinse your nose with saline), oral steroids, decongestants or even immune-modulatory medications.
Your evaluation with one of our expert sinus surgeons often will include a complete medical history in addition to a comprehensive head and neck examination. It may also require nasal endoscopy which is a specialized rigid or flexible camera that allows our surgeons to evaluate the intranasal anatomy in addition to obtaining mucous or culture samples to help better diagnose and treat your sinus issues. This camera examination is extremely important for proper diagnosis and treatment follow-up and can be easily completed at your office visit with little to no down time.
Additional work-up for patients with chronic sinusitis may include a computerized tomography (CT or CAT) scan of your sinus cavities. This provides our surgeons detailed imaging of the internal component of your sinonasal cavities and may indicate anatomical obstructions, nasal polyps that could not have been detected on in-office examination. Our office specifically requests CT scans from our local radiology departments that are compatible with our intraoperative image guidance technology that allows our surgeons to identify an anatomical location with an accuracy of within 2mm.
If you continue to have issues with sinus infections and congestion, schedule an appointment within one of our surgeons to start your path towards breathing clearly.
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