Allergy & Sinusitis
Sinus diseases and particularly chronic sinus infections are a part of life in Louisville and the entire Ohio Valley. Yet, troublesome as they are, appropriate medical, surgical and allergy management of nasal and sinus diseases can provide significant relief from these symptoms. The physicians of Louisville ENT Associates are well-trained in the medical management of sinus and allergy problems and our first goal is always to make the best use of available medical treatments. Because of our specialty education, we can also provide allergy testing and allergy shots to those patients who need additional relief. Finally, we also offer the latest in techniques in nasal and sinus surgery including image-guided endoscopic surgery of the paranasal sinuses for those patients whose symptoms are most resistant to treatment.

Sinus surgery provides very high cure rates in spite of the fact that the patients who undergo sinus surgery have usually failed many other treatment modalities.

Surgery on the sinuses can be done very safely, but as in all surgery risks are possible. Risks of sinus surgery can include in rare cases leakage of CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) through small cracks in the plate of bone separating the nose and the brain, and can include eye damage from cracks in the plate of bone separating the nose and eye. In fact, the Latin name for this plate of bone is the Lamina Papyracea, which means "paper thin bone"! Obviously, it is of paramount importance to be safe in this operation.

This is why we use the Instatrak image guided system on our sinus surgeries. By using this system, we provide the safest surgery possible. The Instatrak is a system that gives us real time information as to the location of the surgical instruments in the nose. Combined with the surgeon's knowledge of sinus anatomy, it gives us two rather than one layers of protection against complication. It allows for more confidence in doing a more compete cleaning of the sinuses, and subsequently better post surgical results. Safety and efficacy are the best reasons for use of the Instatrak.

Don't continue to suffer needlessly from headaches, nasal drainage, sinus infections and sinus congestion! Contact the physicians of Louisville ENT Associates.
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