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Has anyone experienced Neuromark procedure for excessive nasal mucus
I have thick mucus, post nasal drainage in my throat sometimes blocking breathing. There is a procedure, Neuromark where a low radiofrequency ablation is done to tissue within the nose. I have hypertrophy of inferior nasal turbinates and vasomotor rhinitis. Has anyone has had this done, did it help eliminate the over production of mucus?
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Had it done in October. Didn't work. Good is didn't do any harm as of yet. Went in for a touch up last month to see if I get a response. So far nothing. It just got approved last year and is being covered by Insurance. It is the newest technology for PNN and Doc said it was the least invasive of the 3. Not as bad as balloon procedure but recovery was almost as bad but not quite. Your other option is Clarifix which is the oldest using cryotherapy. Second was Rhinaer which is RF ablation. Then NM which is RF but more selective with new tech. The reviews on the others were not great but that's all we got. I suggest doing a trial of Atrovent as if that works the procedure success rate doubles. Lastly is Vivaer. This what my doc suggested and I'm at a point where I'll try anything. Different target and it's for Nasal Valve. That's all I got. I know what you're going through. I started with the newest and latest device in NM thinking better results. So far no dice. It's the Wild Wild West out here. Be careful with who you select! I'm entering a Clinical Trial with a top doc hoping for better care. Let's see...
Thank you ever so much for all the information you commented on. You certainly have experienced several procedures and I'm hoping for you that you will find one that will be a success. This is such an irritating ailment that everyone around me would be happy to see something work let alone myself. I will look into the Atrovent before I jump into having the procedure done. Have you had a mini CT sinus scan?
Just had the Neuromark done almost 2 weeks ago for excessive thick post nasal drip I have been left with since Covid-19 in 2020. I previously had and failed the Balloon procedure, cryotherapy and turbinate reductions last year. So far I have had 3 bad days out of the 12. I'm hoping it will get better. Recovery was far much better this time, very mild symptoms.
I have for a very long time had constant post nasal drip. What are the things that you have done?
Which doctor did you go to?
@clopardo I hope you see this, really curious how you are doing now after the Neuromark ?? I also have thick clear posterior mucus not thin and watery and am desperate for a solution. Have been considering this but not sure how it works with thick mucus…..
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Hello,
I didn't go through with the procedure. I have bronchiectasis which may be the source of the mucus.
@suzfuse46 Interested to know how your bronchiectasis was diagnosed?
I am doing a wide search for the source of my chronic throat mucus. I have had a lung CT scan that only showed some calcification of old irritations, nothing more and 2 breathing tests that were normal.
Hello Pam,
I had bronchiectasis mentioned in a report when I had breathing problems after a fusion and laminectomy surgery in 2017 and had to see a pulmonary specialist. He did not discus it with me but I remembered it being listed on a report when a couple of years ago the throat mucus got worse. I think they did a CT Scan then which showed the bronchiectasis again. I had never been treated for the bronchiectasis. The throat mucus has gotten worse recently and I'm about to have it looked into again because I'm having bouts of being short of breath and intermittent asthma attacks. I have been using Mucinex to try to thin out the mucus and an albuterol inhaler.
Good luck in finding the source and a remedy for your throat mucus.
I had the Neuromark Procedure done a year and 1/2 ago. It did not improve my LSN at all. I had been using Atrovent for several years prior to that and it definitely does help my nasal rhinitis, but only temporarily. I was hopeful that would be predictive of good results with Neuromark, but it wasn’t.
On a different interesting note… I have also been using Azelestine nasal spray for many years to try and reduce the chronic rhinitis. I read that recent studies have shown an interesting link between Azelestine use and protection against Covid, or at least a reduction in symptoms. I mention this here because I am one of the few people I know who has not had Covid. I have had all of the vaccines, but most everyone I know has had the vaccines and still got Covid. Anyway… it’s worth looking into!!