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Tonsillectomies to treat chronic and recurrent tonsillitis substantially improve a patient’s quality of live in both children and adults, according to two new studies published as a supplement to the January 2008 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
In one study involving 72 adults, patients showed improvement in all six subscales of the Tonsil and Adenoid [...]

Results of a laboratory study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Rhinology suggest that pressurized irrigation of the sinuses in conjunction with a specially designed irrigation solution may offer new options to reduce bacteria associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
“Methods for Removing Bacterial Biofilms: In Vitro Study Using Clinical CRS Specimens,” led [...]

Naryx Pharma, Inc., a leader in the development of new therapies for patients with chronic sinusitis, has completed enrollment of a 180 subject, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2b trial of SybryxTM (tobramycin solution for nasal inhalation) for the treatment of chronic sinusitis in patients who have undergone previous sinus surgical procedures. The results of the [...]

For children with mild/moderate throat infection symptoms, tonsillectomy (removing the tonsils) may be more costly but not necessarily better than watchful waiting, according to an article in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (JAMA/Archives), November issue.
The authors explain that the removal of the tonsils (tonsillectomy), with or without adenoidectomy (removing the adenoids), is one of [...]

An inexpensive, safe and easy treatment is an effective method for treating chronic nasal and sinus symptoms more effective, in fact, than commonly used saline sprays, according to a new study from University of Michigan Health System researchers.
The study is the first of its kind to show greater efficacy of saline irrigation treatments versus saline [...]