SIOUX CITY | Facial pain, pressure and nasal drainage -- common symptoms of chronic sinusitis -- can now be easily treated in a select group of patients in a doctor's office under local anesthetic ...

The nationwide study will assess the safety and efficacy of the technology that combines standard balloon dilation to open the nasal passageways with drug delivery designed to maintain symptom relief ...

This story first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Healthy You, a quarterly health publication and Gazette special section. While spring can be a torturous few months for seasonal allergy ...

A rare video shows the mating ritual of hooded seals in the Arctic Ocean. These seals can inflate a nasal cavity to the size of a balloon to attract females and scare rivals. The scene is from the BBC ...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intersect ENT ®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XENT), a global ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) medical technology leader dedicated to transforming patient care, today announced the U ...

UNDATED HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo tells us about a new and easier way to treat children who suffer chronic sinusitis. Of course this is an adult problem as well, and the treatment can help ...

For children with a common middle-ear problem, a simple procedure with a nasal balloon can reduce the impact of hearing loss and avoid unnecessary and ineffective use of antibiotics, according to a ...

With a striking economy of means Ramos enacts a closeup performance action he blows up a balloon with his nostril until it bursts in his face He then repeats the action with his other nostril ...

It's like an angioplasty to clear out clogged sinuses. A new procedure lets doctors snake a balloon up the nose of chronic sinusitis sufferers, stretching their sinus passages to help them breathe ...

Some people don’t realize that our faces have eight different sinus pockets: in the cheekbones, between the eyes, behind the nose and in the low center of the forehead. If any of these pockets become ...

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Two independent studies published this week in American Journal of Rhinology and Annals of Otology, Rhinology, & Laryngology confirm Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) ...