• Allergies
• Chronic sinusitis
• Nasal congestion and irritation
• Nasal obstruction, including tumors and polyps

Diagnosis

A customized plan means gaining an understanding of the patient’s history and needs, followed by diagnostic testing to inform future treatment. Tests may include:

• Allergy testing
• Imaging tests including nasal endoscopy
• Minimally invasive endoscopic biopsy

Therapies

Therapy aims to relieve symptoms and/or remove obstructions that cause chronic congestion and inflammation. Therapies available at Temple include:

• Immunotherapy for allergies
• Medication and medication management
• Surgery, including sinus, skull-base and tear-duct surgery
• Minimally invasive surgical techniques like image-guided endoscopic sinus surgery and balloon sinuplasty to ease chronic sinusitis