Having Nasal Surgery?Having Nasal Surgery? Christopher Martin, N.C.S.P. Cold Tree Press 214 Overlook Court, Suite 253, Brentwood, TN 37027 9278 Butler Road, Sauquoit, NY 13456 (author) 9781583851975, $12.95 www.coldtreepress.com The nose is an organ of the human body that can be afflicted af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, with a number of serious ailments to health. These problems include such conditions as rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis Allergic Rhinitis Definition Allergic rhinitis, more commonly referred to as hay fever, is an inflammation of the nasal passages caused by allergic reaction to airborne substances. , and empty nose syndrome (ENS). It has only been in recent years that physicians have come to understand and treat ENS. But there are still a great many doctors unfamiliar with this syndrome and the treatment options that sufferers have to choose from. An ENS sufferer himself, Christopher Martin has written a comprehensive and thoroughly 'reader friendly' introduction to what ENS is, and what can be done about it, and what to be aware of in various treatment options in "Having Nasal Surgery: Don't You Become An Empty Nose Victim!". Christopher relates his own personal account of coping with ENS, offers an informed and informative evaluation of turbinate turbinate /tur·bi·nate/ (-nat) 1. shaped like a top. 2. any of the nasal conchae. tur·bi·nate or tur·bi·nat·ed adj. 1. Shaped like a top. 2. surgeries with respect to nasal conditions, provides an 'insider' look at the politics surrounding ENS within the medical community, and identifies the best treatments for ENS, many of which are also efficaciously applicable to sinusitis sinusitis Inflammation of the sinuses. Acute sinusitis, usually due to infections such as the common cold, causes localized pain and tenderness, nasal obstruction and discharge, and malaise. , allergic rhinitis, postnasal drip postnasal drip n. The chronic secretion of mucus from the posterior nasal cavities. postnasal drip ENT The sensation that mucus, secretions, or inflammatory products are passing from the nasopharynx into the , GERD GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease. GERD abbr. gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD , and asthma. Invaluable reading for medical students, physicians, and non-specialist general readers, "Having Nasal Surgery" is especially recommended for personal, professional, and community library Health & Medicine reference collections and reading lists. |
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