nose services
Nasal blockage
Persistent or fluctuating nasal blockage can result in significant disruption to quality of life, daily activities and sleep.
Our team provides specialist experience in assessing and identifying the specific causes involved. Treatment options may include lifestyle modification, medications or surgery.
Sinusitis
Sinus surgery is one of the commonest operations performed by ENT surgeons. Underlying conditions are often chronic and it is therefore crucial to understand the best treatment modalities in order to achieve long-term symptomatic control and avoid multiple surgeries.
Our surgical solutions are endoscopic in the vast majority of cases, therefore avoiding the need for post-operative scars, swelling or bruising.
Loss of smell
Anosmia (loss of smell) has drastic consequences on quality of life, with associated reduction in sense of taste. It also poses a significant safety issue with the inability to detect smoke or gas leaks.
It is important to rule out underlying nasal pathology, including nasal polyps, which may require medical treatment or surgery.
Cosmetic nasal surgery
Congenital or acquired nasal deformity can affect patients significantly. There can be blockage and breathing problems. The shape may also cause the patient to be self conscious.
Our approach to nasal surgery is wholistic. We consider the appearance and function of the nose. This ensures that the appearance looks great but allows the patient to breath freely. Intraoperatively an endoscope is used to ensure that the septum and turbinates are also corrected to improve breathing at the same time.
allergy
Allergic rhinitis affects a large proportion of the population. This causes difficulty breathing, blockage and streaming from the nose, as well the common symptoms of sneezing, itchiness and red eyes. Most patients respond well to treatment with antihistamines, nasal steroid sprays and saline nasal rinses.
For those patients whose nasal blockage does not respond to maximal medical therapy or the patients who are unable to apply the medication through the nasal passage, surgical intervention maybe an option. This will require a detailed assessment and examination to assess level obstruction and contributing anatomy. Surgical intervention is tailored to the patient’s anatomy to improve breathing.