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You are so right. @nrd1, @johnbishop, @zaa and all. I followed you to this site, John, from 2 other sites. Didn't realize you're dealing with this nasal issue.
I just saw my ENT assistant and hearing doctor last month. My hearing is going, have constant tinnitus and chronic sinus congestion/infection. You just helped me so much!
I may just stay hard of hearing until it gets worse, due to cost and plumbing/issues/costs just found in my condo. Can't spend it twice! But, the sinus issue is pretty serious and I want it addressed. The ENT assistant basically told me to not see an ENT if I didn't want a nasal surgery since they generally do surgeries, or cochlear ear implants from others in area. I just need to breath better through my nose and with fewer infections. Perhaps my issues aren't as severe as yours.
She prescribed NeilMed nasal rinse as well. I love it. I use it at least once daily, should use twice daily. Just lazy at times. It helps me breath more easily, less drainage after the drainage it causes stops. Less congestion day to day. This has been great at this time since I'm dealing with severe headache and sinus/facial ache issues. I think related to mold just uncovered.
I wasn't told about the proprietary nasal spray. I'm emailing my ENT nurse today to ask about possibly ckg into me using this. Might be answer for a lot of us. I will not have nasal surgery either. My son had severe deviated septum, with no air on one side. He had nasal surgery by the best in town at that time. It was horrid! He had to go back into surgery a second time for a correction. No. Not going there. He suffered greatly in pain, lots of bleeding, long recovery. Breaths well now, but can't smell anything and taste is affected of course. So, not for me.
Thanks again, John. You're the best.
Blessings, elizabeth
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@ess77 -Elizabeth-thank you for sharing your story and experience.
The only way to make people more aware of the damaging risks of all ENT surgeries are to speak up about them.
As a patient in an ENT office, you will never get the full real scope of the risks. If anyone thinks for one second an ENT surgeon actually documents the damage done to their patients and then repeats their statistics to a new prospective patient then they are naive. Every ENT is trained to say the same thing when it comes to risks/benefits. Only 10% of patients who ever present to an ENT will maybe find some benefit of their poor surgeries.
The nose is a fine organ system. Ask yourself...would you let someone cut into your liver, kidney or heart? The only reason these surgeries can be presented as “minimally invasive, is because your nose is already open to the environment. That is it. ALL surgery is invasive and is a trauma to the body. Never let an ENT downplay this.
90% of the reason you are having breathing issues does not have to do with your anatomy. Do not be fooled into thinking so.
Get to the root cause. This does not involve a scalpel or cutting out of parts.
Elizabeth-I am glad you encountered an honest assistant.