I've been a sinus sufferer for over 15 years. Over the past 5 years; however, I have had this very much under control. I would get 1 sinus infection and year and it would clear up relatively quickly with antibiotics and sprays. I do not suffer from ENS but thought I could get some feedback from this site as your expertise here is better than any ENT I've ever seen.
I got hit with a bad sinus infections about 5 weeks ago I'm still not 100% - 3+ weeks of Levaquin, steroids, nasal rinse / saline sprays, humidifier etc..... Although this is very preliminary, I have been reading a good deal about balloon sinuplasty as a potential 'safe' alternative to traditional sinus surgery. Assuming I can find a good ENT who doesn't touch the turbinates at all - does anyone see any potential danger in this procedure?
From what I'm reading it sounds pretty safe but I don't trust anyone and I would appreciate any feedback that you may have.
Again, considering this Balloon sinuplasty is very preliminary as I haven't even had a CT scan but I want to be proactive in case I don't get better. I don't want to live with terrible sinusitis but I want to be safe about any potential surgery nonetheless.
Thank you very much.
I got hit with a bad sinus infections about 5 weeks ago I'm still not 100% - 3+ weeks of Levaquin, steroids, nasal rinse / saline sprays, humidifier etc..... Although this is very preliminary, I have been reading a good deal about balloon sinuplasty as a potential 'safe' alternative to traditional sinus surgery. Assuming I can find a good ENT who doesn't touch the turbinates at all - does anyone see any potential danger in this procedure?
From what I'm reading it sounds pretty safe but I don't trust anyone and I would appreciate any feedback that you may have.
Again, considering this Balloon sinuplasty is very preliminary as I haven't even had a CT scan but I want to be proactive in case I don't get better. I don't want to live with terrible sinusitis but I want to be safe about any potential surgery nonetheless.
Thank you very much.
