Sinus & Nasal Care
Your nose and sinuses work as one connected system that warms, filters and moistens every breath — so when it is blocked or inflamed, breathing, sleep, sense of smell and everyday comfort can all suffer. Our sinus and nasal care service looks after common nose and sinus problems in children and adults: sinusitis (both the short-lived kind that follows a cold and the long-standing chronic kind), stubborn nasal congestion, and allergic rhinitis, along with assessment of a blocked nose and a deviated septum. Many of these overlap — an untreated allergy or an off-centre septum can quietly keep the sinuses blocked — so we look at the whole picture rather than one symptom at a time.
Assessment begins with your story: how long symptoms have lasted, whether they followed a cold, what makes them flare, and how much they affect your sleep and daily life. Dr. G Abhinav Kumar Reddy then examines the nose and throat in the outpatient clinic. Where a closer look would help, diagnostic nasal endoscopy is available at the clinic — a slim telescope is passed gently into the nose after a numbing spray, letting the doctor see the sinus drainage openings and any polyps, pus or a deviated septum directly. It is done while you are awake and usually takes only a few minutes. For chronic or complicated sinusitis, a CT scan may be advised to map the sinuses; not everyone needs one.
Treatment is matched to the cause. For most sinusitis, the focus is on settling the inflammation and helping the sinuses drain; antibiotics are not always needed, because many episodes — particularly those that follow a cold — are viral and settle without them. Where allergy is driving the trouble, treating the allergic rhinitis properly often does more for recurrent symptoms than repeated courses of medicine for each episode. When congestion or repeated infection appears linked to a markedly deviated septum, we explain the options, including when a corrective procedure such as septoplasty may be worth considering, and refer you appropriately if surgery on the septum is the right path. When sinusitis is chronic or keeps returning despite proper medical care, and a scan or endoscopy shows a structural reason such as persistent polyps or blocked drainage, functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) may be discussed — a scope-guided procedure done through the nostrils, with no external cuts, when it is genuinely the right step.
Most nose and sinus problems settle with the right, measured plan, and surgery is never the starting point. Based in Hastinapuram, Hyderabad, our aim is to find the real reason your nose is blocked or inflamed and treat that — clearly, gently, and only as far as your particular case needs.
Common Symptoms
- Blocked or runny nose
- Facial pain or pressure
- Reduced sense of smell
- Frequent sneezing
- Recurrent nosebleeds
How We Help
- Medical management of sinusitis & allergies
- Nasal endoscopy
- Advice on deviated septum & nasal blockage
- Endoscopic sinus surgery where indicated
When to See a Doctor
Consult us for symptoms lasting more than 10 days, repeated infections, or breathing difficulty.
Frequently Asked Questions
Meet Your ENT Specialist
Dr. G Abhinav Kumar Reddy
MBBS, MS (ENT) — ENT Specialist
