Many people each year suffer from intense sinus related allergies and other health issues each year, which moves them to investigate sinusitis treatment PA options to relieve their conditions. Many people's sinus problems result from obstructions of the nasal valve (or sinus obstruction) that are caused by nasal polyps, extreme allergies, or turbinate hypertrophy, all of which can hamper a person's ability to breathe properly. The following is some general information about these conditions and the treatment procedures used to relieve them.

Nasal polyps are small vascular growths connected to the surface of the mucous membrane of the sinus passageway. They generally result from chronic inflammation caused by asthma, recurring infections, drug sensitivity, sinusitis, or certain autoimmune disorders, but, they can also manifest without being accompanied by any other condition. Whatever the cause may be, when they are larger, these polyps can block airways and make it hard for people to carry out normal daily tasks like catching the morning train, exercising, or playing sports.

Medical professionals can use an image guided endoscope, (a narrow tube with a magnifying lens, or camera, and a little light), to surgically remove nasal polyps. The endoscope allows the doctor to see a patient's sinus passageways clearly and take out the polyps without leaving any external incisions. This type of sinusitis treatment pa is, therefore, and un-invasive way to remove nasal polyps, and clear nasal passageways to allow proper drainage and air flow.

Uneven nasal passages are another common problem, which are caused when the septum (the section that divides the pathways) is not exactly centered. This structural unevenness makes the formation (called a turbinate) located in each passageway grow larger in one side than the other, which the nasal valve in that side tries to correct by enlarging the turbinate. Since the nasal passageway cannot accommodate the enlarged turbinate, the patient's airflow is blocked or severely restricted. This condition is called a turbinate hypertrophy, and can totally block airways in chronic cases, making it impossible for the individual to breathe through their nasal pathway.

An allergy treatment pa method comparable to an endoscopy (called a septoplasty) can correct this condition by removing any extra bone, tissue, or cartilage needed to straighten the septum and even out the two nasal passages. In addition to the septoplasty, it might also be necessary to correct turbinate hypertrophy by removing any extra turbinate tissue that may have developed in order to balance out the size difference caused by turbinate hypertrophy. Ideally, this reduction of excess turbinate will clear the blockage and help the patient to breathe normally once again.