Having Nasal Surgery? Don't You Become an Empty Nose Victim!

This book combines a patient testimony with a scientific primer on empty nose syndrome (ENS), which is a debilitating medical condition resulting from aggressive nose surgery (on the turbinates). The turbinates are vital nasal organs that heat, humidify, filter, direct, streamline, sense, and pressurize airflow, while also providing airflow resistance to the lungs. When they are damaged or removed, a host of symptoms may result: breathlessness, nasal dryness, throat irritation, thick mucus, disturbed sleep, and sometimes chronic sinusitis. An award-winning book endorsed by top doctors familiar with ENS, Having Nasal Surgery? helps the reader to avoid ENS, to lower the risk of ENS if surgery is chosen, to explore non-surgical treatments, and to ultimately manage ENS. Jim Cox, Editor-in-Chief of Midwest Book Review, stated: "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."