Sinus Issues Solved with Cryoablation - Dr. Aaron Robinson

Many people suffer from nasal congestion, nasal drippage, post nasal drip, they go through a box of Kleenex all the time. These people have a problem with the way that their nose regulates blood flow. There are nerves inside of our nose to control how much swelling exists in our nose. These nerves are irritated by allergy particles, and sometimes they're just on the fritz and they don't work properly. When these nerves aren't working properly, the nose can get very swollen. There are some growths in the nose called turbinates, which are little growths to help humidify the air that we breathe into our lungs. When these turbinates are swollen, it makes it difficult to breathe, we have a lot of nasal congestion, and we can have lots of excess mucus which can drip out the front or down the back and irritate our throats.

There are many options to help treat this disease. Most conservatively we have nasal sprays and allergy pills. When those fail, though, the next step traditionally was to go to surgery to shrink these down and make the swelling improve. This does work, but it's more invasive and you do have some pain after the surgery. Now we have a new device, which is a cryoablation device. This device uses freezing power to freeze the nerves that control these turbinates and how they swell. It's a simple procedure that can be done in the office; it only takes a few minutes to do once your nose is numb. After the procedure, some people have a headache for 20 to 30 minutes that might feel like a brain freeze. Once that goes away, over a few weeks of healing, people get a much better result with less nasal congestion, nasal drainage and nasal drippage. That's because when we freeze those nerves, we cause an injury that makes those nerves reset themselves. As the nerves reset the nose is not inappropriately congested. It doesn't get those inappropriate signals to become inflamed and release extra mucus. So by freezing them, we allow the nose a chance to reset itself and let you breathe better.

[marticusquarles]

For the love of god, I would love the freezing treatment. But the otolaryngologist here prefers that I need surgery on my deviated septum, in order to get it done. The thing is, is that it's mild deviated, so my septum is barely crook. Plus majority of people have no straight perfect septum, I can breathe through both of my nose. So why do I need septum surgery in order to get it done, like it makes no sense to me. He stuck a scope up both of my nose with no problem. So why cut on me for no reason

[OmarOmar-ywmm]

D.r (aaron robinson) how much for this cryo ablation device ?

[OmarOmar-ywmm]

Please doctor, I am waiting for your answer

[joanbaczek]

Doesn’t this cause empty nose syndrome and feel like you can’t breathe cus the nerves are now damaged

[aaronwilson]

Can this procedure still be done if you have had a turbinate reduction?

[tinkerbellbetty]

When you freeze ot your killing the bacteria mold or fungus thats the real deal

[cathysilva]

I have had a turbinate reduction and I’m still having the problem. I’m wondering if wearing a CPAP is contributing to this

[OmarOmar-ywmm]

How much does this surgery cost? And is it available in Yemen?