This story first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Healthy You, a quarterly health publication and Gazette special section. While spring can be a torturous few months for seasonal allergy ...

Stony Point Surgery Center in Richmond, Va., is the first surgery center in its region to perform balloon sinuplasty, a non-invasive alternative for treating sinusitis, according to a news release.

Allergy season seems to sticking around much longer than it used to. Experts explain what's causing an uptick in allergies and what doctors, and their patients, are doing about it. Clear sinuses are a ...

Curtis Nobles was having a hard time breathing. “Sometimes, I’d be walking to work, and I’d have to stop to catch my breath,” said the 61-year-old chef at the University at Albany. Nobles has ...

It's like an angioplasty to clear out clogged sinuses. A new procedure lets doctors snake a balloon up the nose of chronic sinusitis sufferers, stretching their sinus passages to help them breathe ...

If you’ve ever had a sinus infection, you know that it can be miserable: facial pain and pressure, headaches and post-nasal drip are just a few of the excruciating symptoms. Now imagine that this ...

Most people get balloon sinuplasty hoping for relief—but for some, it leads to recurring infections, inflammation, and a deeper spiral of symptoms. Here’s what happened to me—and what I wish I knew ...

As we quickly move into Fall many people will notice that the change in weather brings on frequent sinus issues. After numerous treatments of antibiotics and nasal sprays you find frustrated with no ...