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VivAer® Nasal Obstruction Treatment

What is nasal obstruction?

Many people with nasal obstruction experience difficulty breathing through their nose, habitual snoring, interrupted sleep and fatigue.

Nasal obstruction is often caused by anatomical blockage in the nose, hindering airflow. As a result, you may feel congested or “stuffy”. Home remedies and medications may offer temporary relief. It’s only when your nasal airway is opened that you can expect to find real, lasting relief.

Normal vs ObstructedCommon symptoms of nasal obstruction:

  • Trouble breathing through your nose
  • Nasal congestion
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Difficulty breathing during physical exertion

VivAer®Treatment

Lasting relief is possible.

If you regularly experience difficulty breathing through your nose and nothing seems to help, you may have nasal obstruction. Until now, finding a long-term solution often meant surgery. Now, your physician may be able to offer you lasting relief by performing a non-invasive VivAer treatment to open your nasal airway.

Lasting Relief. 97% of patients experienced significant improvement in nasal breathing.¹
Non-invasive solution. Minimal discomfort, no incisions, and can be performed in our office.
Live better. Clinically shown to significantly improve quality of life and provide long-lasting relief.¹

Breathe better. Live better.

The VivAer treatment is clinically shown to provide high satisfaction and lasting relief.¹ Patients typically return to normal daily activity the same day.*

  • 97% of patients experienced significant improvement in nasal breathing¹
  • 94% of patients improved their ability to get enough air through their nose during exercise or exertion2
  • 89% of patients reported getting a better night’s sleep2

Am I a candidate for the VivAer® treatment

To find out, take these two simple tests.

Cottle’s Maneuver

CottlesManueverStep 1. Place two fingertips on your cheeks, on each side of your nose.
Step 2. Gently press and pull outward to further open your nasal passage. While holding, breathe through your nose.

Did the Cottle’s maneuver help you breathe better? If so, you may be a candidate.

 

NOSE Score
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*Individual results may vary.¹
Ephrat M, Jacobowitz O, Driver M. Quality-of-life impact after in-office treatment of nasal valve obstruction with a radiofrequency device: 2-year results from a multicenter prospective clinical trial. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020;00:1-11
https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22667
Prospective, Multi-Center, Non-Randomized Study to Evaluate the Quality of Life Impact After Treatment of Nasal Airway Obstruction Using the Aerin Medical VivAer Stylus. Aerin Medical Report TR680-01.

RhinAer® Chronic Rhinitis Treatment

What is chronic rhinitis?

Chronic rhinitis is persistent inflammation of the tissues lining the nose, resulting in symptoms such as a constant runny nose and often post-nasal drip, congestion, coughing, nasal itching, and sneezing. While symptoms may be related to allergies, symptoms from chronic rhinitis may occur all year.

This challenging condition can negatively impact your life in countless ways. And trying to find an effective treatment can be frustrating. Like many, you may manage your symptoms using medications and sprays. Unfortunately, these treatments only provide temporary relief. It’s only when the root cause of your rhinitis is addressed that you can expect to find real, lasting relief.

Normal vs ObstructedSymptoms of chronic rhinitis include:

  • Persistently runny nose
  • Post-nasal drip
  • Nasal congestion
  • Itching and sneezing

RhinAer®Treatment

Lasting relief is possible.

If any or all of the symptoms listed above sound familiar, you may be one of the millions of people living with chronic rhinitis. Until now, treatment often meant managing symptoms with medications and sprays. For many patients, these symptoms may be caused by abnormal signals in the nose. Now, your physician can offer you RhinAer to disrupt these signals and provide lasting relief. In a clinical study, patients treated with RhinAer experienced significant relief from chronic rhinitis symptoms.1 Patients typically return to normal activity on the same day.*

Lasting Relief. Provides lasting relief of symptoms including runny nose, post-nasal drip, and chronic cough.¹
Non-invasive solution. Minimal discomfort, no incisions, and can be performed in our office.
Live better. In a clinical study, patients reported significant improvements in their symptoms and quality of life.¹

Am I a candidate for the RhinAer® treatment

To find out, complete the Total Nasal Symptom Score questionnaire below.

Schedule an appointment today!

View Important Safety Information.

*Individual results may vary.
¹ Clinical Evaluation of Low Power Radiofrequency Energy Applied to the Posterior Nasal Nerve Area for Symptomatic Relief of Chronic Rhinitis (RhinAer Stylus). Aerin Medical Report TR898.

Ear Disorders

NeurotologyImageAt ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida, our physicians are board certified and provide medical and surgical care of adult and pediatric patients with diseases that affect the ears, facial nerve, balance system, temporal bone, skull base, and related structures of the head and neck.

Our physicians are experienced in:

  • the evaluation and management of tinnitus (noises in the ear)
  • conductive hearing loss
  • sensorineural hearing loss
  • hearing problems related to trauma
  • otosclerosis
  • dizziness and imbalance disorders including vertigo, Ménière's disease, benign positional vertigo, vestibular neuronitis, and labyrinthitis
  • disorders of the facial nerve, including tumors and Bell’s palsy
  • eardrum perforations
  • infectious and inflammatory diseases of the ear
  • repair of congenital malformations of the ear
  • surgical hearing reconstruction procedures such as Tympanoplasty, Mastoidectomy, and Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
  • surgical hearing restoration including cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids
  • surgical removal of benign and malignant tumors that involve the ear, hearing nerve and skull base
  • revision surgery for initial procedures performed by other ENT physicians that may have been unsuccessful

Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat

PediatricENTWe don’t kid around about kids

All of our board-certified otolaryngologists have been trained to care for pediatric patients.

However, pediatric otolaryngology is a subspecialty within otolaryngology – head and neck surgery that exists to provide care of infants and children with both usual and unusual ear, nose and throat disorders. The current standard of training requires completion of a five year residency training program in otolaryngology followed by a formal fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology.  The fellowship provides added qualification in the discipline of pediatric otolaryngology above and beyond other certified otolaryngologists. 

Some of the common problems treated are:

  • Tonsil and adenoid disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea
  • Chronic ear problems, including otitis media (ear infections)
  • Evaluation and management of hearing loss
  • Congenital abnormalities of the head and neck
  • Neck lumps and masses
  • Sinusitis
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Voice and swallowing disorders
  • Evaluation and treatment of airway disorders such as laryngomalcia, papillomas and vocal cord paralysis
  • Evaluation and treatment of the laryngologic manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease in the infant and child

Nasal and Sinus Treatment Solutions

SinusSurgeryThe physicians at ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida are at the forefront in the field of advanced endoscopic sinsus surgery, using imaging technology to treat sinus disease.

Since endoscopic sinus surgery is a fairly new and very delicate procedure, it is important to choose a doctor with considerable experience.  Our physicians have the needed experience to help restore your health and minimize the painful  problems related to sinus disease.

About The Sinuses

The sinuses are four hollow spaces filled with air in the skull that surround the eyes.  Air passes in and out of these spaces, as well as mucus which drains through them and out of the nose. They also reduce the weight of the skull and give our voices a nicer sound.

SinusImageThe four sinus cavities are listed below:

  • Maxillary - in the cheekbones
  • Ethmoid - between the eye sockets
  • Frontal - in the forehead and above the eyebrows
  • Sphenoid - deep in the head at the back of the nose

Each of these pairs of sinus openings has a channel that leads to the nose. These channels are quite narrow, and when the lining of the channels becomes swollen, blockage results. Endoscopic sinus surgery is designed to increase the amount of air flowing through the sinuses and allow mucus to drain properly out of the nose.

Sinusitis

Sinusitis is actually a swelling of the inner lining of the sinuses. This swelling causes the openings of the nose to be blocked so that the mucus inside can no longer drain out. When the mucus cannot drain, the pressure of the blocked fluid creates pain in the face and impairs breathing.

For most people, sinusitis is a temporary condition that goes away with simple treatment.  However, if the symptoms continue for a significant period of time without responding to medication, or if the symptoms are especially severe, surgery may bring about permanent relief.

Symptoms of sinusitis vary from person to person, however the most common symptoms are:

  • Stuffy or runny nose
  • Earache and/or feeling of fullness in the ear
  • Thick yellow or green discharge from the nose, sometimes tinged with blood
  • Sneezing and/or coughing
  • Pain over the bridge of the nose
  • Headache that is worse in the morning, when bending forward, or when riding an elevator
  • Post-nasal drip from the nose into the throat
  • Impaired sense of smell and/or taste
  • Pain in the face, eye(s) and/or roof of the mouth or teeth

VivAer® Nasal Obstruction Treatment

If you regularly experience difficulty breathing through your nose and nothing seems to help, you may have nasal obstruction. Until now, finding a long-term solution often meant surgery. Now, your physician may be able to offer you lasting relief by performing a non-invasive VivAer treatment to open your nasal airway.
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RhinAer® Chronic Rhinitis Treatment

You may be one of the millions of people living with chronic rhinitis. Until now, treatment often meant managing symptoms with medications and sprays. For many patients, these symptoms may be caused by abnormal signals in the nose. Now, your physician can offer you RhinAer to disrupt these signals and provide lasting relief.
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Benefits of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

When sinus surgery was first performed, surgeons would have to reach the sinuses by entering through the cheek area. This often caused scarring and possible disfigurement. In another traditional procedure, surgeons enter the sinus through the upper jaw.

Since endoscopic sinus surgery does not involve cutting through the skin – it is performed entirely through the nostrils – most patients can go home the same day.

Compared to other, more traditional methods, endoscopic sinus surgery:

  • Is less painful
  • Leaves no visible scars
  • Causes less bleeding
  • Creates less discomfort after surgery
  • Requires less packing in the nose after surgery
  • Has a faster recovery period
  • Has a higher success rate

Balloon Sinuplasty Benefits

Balloon Sinuplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that opens sinus passages. It relieves the pain and pressure associated with chronic sinusitis and can be done in the comfort of our office.

  • Safe - More than 150,000 patients have been treated safely with Balloon Sinuplasty Technology.
  • Proven - 95% of patients who have had the procedure say they would have it again.
  • Fast - While recovery time varies with each patient, many people were more able to perform day-to-day activies at home and work.

A typical procedure lasts less than 45 minutes. Depending on your insurance coverage, the in-office procedure may reduce the procedure costs you pay.

Deviated Septum

The partition separating the left and right sides of the nose, called the septum is sometimes crooked. This crooked condition is called a deviated septum. Some people are born with this abnormality, but sometimes it is the result of an injury.

Very few people have a perfectly straight septum, but endoscopic sinus surgery is only recommended for those whose septum is crooked enough to cause significant sinus blockage. The surgery can then straighten the septum and improve breathing.

Polyps

A polyp (also called a cyst) is a benign (noncancerous) water-filled swelling about the size of a grape, which develops in the sinuses and causes blockage. They most frequently occur in people who have asthma.

Polyps can sometimes be reduced in size with medication. However, endoscopic sinus surgery has proven to be an excellent method with which to remove polyps and restore normal breathing.
For more information about the benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery, and to inquire if you are a candidate, please do not hesitate to ask any of one of our physicians.

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