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Post COVID Sinus Infections: FLiRT Update

Summer ’24 has seen a very strong and prevalent wave of COVID-19 in the Southeast US. This variant is the FLiRT-wave of infections hitting vaccinated and unvaccinated alike, it is clear in our practice we are seeing a lot of exacerbations of sinus infections. COVID-19 often causes sinus and upper respiratory symptoms such as loss […]

Smell Something? Smell Nothing? Changes in Smell Sense

Balloon Sinuplasty

Smell loss is certainly in the news lately with the Coronavirus Pandemic, but in reality ENT’s see loss of smell (“anosmia“), reduced smell (“hyposmia“), and smelling false smells (“phantosmia“) all the time.  The sense of smell also contributes to the overall flavor of the food we eat.  And we know that when someone “loses their taste” […]