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

Martin, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583851976 ISBN 13: 9781583851975

Publisher: Cold Tree Pr, 2007

Synopsis

Have you had nasal surgery, but now find yourself worse off than before? If so, you might be one of millions who suffer from a serious medical condition known as empty nose syndrome, or ENS--a complication of surgery. Symptoms of ENS include shortness of breath (despite a wide open nose), nasal dryness, throat irritation, thick, sticky mucus, shallow sleep, and sometimes chronic sinusitis. Many with ENS are depressed. Some have even committed suicide. Endorsed by well-known doctors familiar with ENS, Chris offers a genuine message to the reader and hope for the injured patient through: 1) His personal triumph in coping with ENS. 2) A critique of turbinate surgeries for anyone considering nasal surgery. 3) An inside look at the politics of ENS. 4) Best treatments for ENS, many of which also apply to sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, postnasal drip, GERD, and asthma. "Chris Martin's book is a must-read for anyone with nasal problems so they, too, can understand ENS and avoid becoming an ENS patient. His up-to-date information can empower the patient to best therapies."--Murray Grossan, M.D., Author of The Sinus Cure and inventor of the Grossan Hydro PulseŽ Nasal-Sinus Irrigation System "I applaud Chris' attempt to bring this critically important issue to the public's attention. If one person can be saved from the devastation this surgery can cause, he will have performed a great service."--Wellington S. Tichenor, M.D., Creator of award-winning website www.sinuses.com, and wrote the introduction for this book "Chris is addressing a tremendously important issue in otolaryngology. Empty nose syndrome is a real entity that requires further investigation. Although Chris' book is written for the general public, I truly hope my colleagues in ENT will read this book and take it to heart."--Steven M. Houser, M.D., ENT specialist, MetroHealth Medical Center and Cleveland Nasal, Sinus and Sleep Center, assistant professor, Case Western Reserve University, and wrote the foreword for this book

About this title

From the Author

• Having Nasal Surgery? won a 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award, Bronze Medalist, in Health/Medicine/Nutrition.


• Having Nasal Surgery? Don't You Become An Empty Nose Victim! is now available on Amazon in Spanish under the title żCirugía nasal? ĄNo caiga enlas garras del síndrome de la nariz vacía!  This Spanish translation is largely anexact translation of Having Nasal Surgery? with a few minor updates.

About the Author

After developing empty nose syndrome (ENS) as a result of surgery in 1997, Chris Martin completed 7 years of college and is a nationally certified school psychologist (N.C.S.P.) in Upstate New York.  He furthered his education by earning a Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in school psychology in 2009.

Despite living with ENS for the past 18 years and knowing how tough it can be, Chris still considers himself tremendously blessed because he is married to his amazing wife Colleen, and has four daughters and two sons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cold Tree Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1583851976
• ISBN 13: 9781583851975
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 209