Nose

Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy

Nasal endoscopy, also referred to as Rhinoscopy, is typically performed in an otolaryngologist's or ear, nose, and throat office where they have a direct, high-quality and magnified vision as they evaluate your sinus and nasal passages.It is a relatively painless procedure wherein the nose is initially anesthetized and decongested.

During a nasal endoscopy procedure, the ear, nose and throat physician inserts the instrument into your nose and guides it through your sinus and nasal passages as they view the images of the area they're examining. The procedure helps with diagnosing and treating different health conditions. Sometimes, the physician may use small tools to perform certain tasks like gathering tiny tissue samples.

Routinely DNE is performed in patients having sinusitis and nasal polyps. DNE can also be done in patients having loss of smell, recurrent ear infections, bleeding from the nose and post nasal surgery.

Allergic Rhinitis and Chronic Non-Allergic Rhinitis

Rhinitis is irritation or inflammation of the Nasal cavity

Symptoms of rhinitis include runny nose, itching, sneezing and stuffy nose due to blockage or congestion. These symptoms are the nose's natural response to inflammation and irritation.

Rhinitis lasting more than six weeks with persistent symptoms are called chronic rhinitis. Chronic rhinitis may be caused by allergy or a variety of other factors.

An allergy is a chronic condition involving an abnormal reaction of the body’s immune system to an otherwise harmless substance called an allergen. An Allergen may be dust, pollen, animal dander or any food etc.

Allergic rhinitis is an abnormal immune response, with symptoms such as sneezing, itching and runny nose due to inflammation of the nasal cavity, following exposure to an allergen. Treatment involves 3 strategies- Avoidance, Medications, Immunotherapy

Chronic nonallergic rhinitis encompasses a group of rhinitis subtypes without allergic or infectious aetiologies. There are eight subtypes with overlapping presentations, including nonallergic rhinopathy, nonallergic rhinitis with nasal eosinophilia syndrome, atrophic rhinitis, senile or geriatric rhinitis, gustatory rhinitis, drug-induced rhinitis, hormonal rhinitis, and occupational rhinitis. Treatment is symptom-driven and similar to that of allergic rhinitis.