Methods and devices for maintaining nasal passages open after nasal surgery are provided. In some embodiments, the method of the present invention includes initially cleaning at least some of the bodily fluids from the nasal passages of a patient after the nasal surgery; providing a post-operative...
The horse is suffering from allergies to open the nasal passage so they can breathe easier. The horse has laryngeal hemiplegia or “roarers” (both before and after surgery) to help the horse breathe easier and make less noise. The horse is heavy or has lower airway disease, such as COPD...
The narrowest area of the nose is the internal nasal valve and obstruction can cause airflow trouble. A review article published online byJAMA Facial Plastic Surgerycompares over-the-counter mechanical nasal dilators for their efficacy in dilating the internal nasal valve to improve nasal airflow. ...
Surgery of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses: Principles and Concepts Orrett E.OgleDDS, ...EzraFriedmanDDS, inOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, 2012 The nasal cavity The nasal cavities are located in the middle of the face between thefrontal sinusabove, theoral cavitybelow,...
Surgery within the nasal cavity typically involves the turbinates, which can be either the surgical targets or dissection landmarks. The middle and superior turbinates represent important waypoints during endoscopic sinus surgery. The middle meatus houses the outflow tracts of the anterior ethmoid, ma...
Here, we can see that the goal of Sleep Right is to maximize the opening of the airways.Coming back to the Hale Breathing, it’s also shown to increase the airflow and help with some conditions, as we mentioned earlier. Also, when you place Hale, it opens or spreads your nasal ...
Nasal saline irrigation is highly recommended in patients following functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) to aid the postoperative recovery. Post-FESS
Opening of the osteomeatal complexsurgery- sometimes this honeycomb-like passage between the sinuses and nasal cavity, through whichmucusand air must flow, gets permanently blocked and surgery can be used to open it. This, nevertheless, should be the last option to be used ...
Even though the polyps will be removed during surgery, there may still be inflammation in the nasal passage or the sinuses. This will be treated with medication to reduce inflammation and prevent the likelihood of the nasal polyps returning. Septoplasty: A septoplasty, also known as surgery to...
Pituitary Surgery Christopher M.LowMD, ...Zara M.PatelMD, inOtolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2022 Nasal cavity Thenasal cavityis the passageway for airflow and forms the corridor through which pituitary pathology may be accessed. The nasal cavity is bounded by thenasal septumin the mid...