There are no recent nationwide figures on food choking. In 2001, about 17,500 children 14 and younger were treated in emergency departments for choking, and 60 percent of the episodes were caused by food. In 2000, 160 children died from an obstruction of the respiratory tract.
balloon sinuplasty is a procedure that ear nose and throat surgeons may use for the treatment of blocked sinusespatients diagnosed with sinusitis but not responding to medications may be candidates for sinus surgeryalloon sinuplasty is a procedure that ear nose and throat surgeons may use for the treatment of blocked sinuses
Not all patients are candidates for this type of sinus surgery. For example, sinuplasty is not effective in removing nasal polyps or in patients with extensive scarring of their sinus openings. Sinuplasty: Goals of the Procedure. The goals of sinuplasty are similar to those in traditional sinus surgery. At the Johns Hopkins Sinus Center, we use sinuplasty to treat recurrent and chronic sinusitis that is not improved with adequate medical therapy. Sinuplasty: What to Expect