Turbinoplasty: new way vs old way 

For many years i had problem with my turbinate i could not sleep well, finally i reduction them in hospital ! Now i can breath very well , find a good ent surgeon and do it if you have breath problem

After 30 years of sinus problems, I had tried everything. This was my last resort (I had it done 5 weeks ago) and it has changed my life. I honestly can't believe how good I feel.

Is inferior bilateral turbinate reduction a good way to do it?

Too late for me. Any advise on using Premarin ?

Constant runny nose and sneezing, doesn't always mean something wrong with the body. Im young and dealing with vasomotor rhinitis, been dealing with it for 4 years now and it's annoying. I get allergy tested twice and both were negative. Got XRay and Cat Scan and both were negative. I didn't have no polyps or nothing in my nose. I do have a slight deviated septum, but I never had issues with breathing tho. H**l I even got blood work done and nothing, it was NEGATIVE. People always negative and forget that everybodys issues is different. People forget things change in the body, other than "there's something wrong in the body". Our body do have nerves all through it, so the sinus has a nerve and you know how nerves work, they do alot. And sometimes, nerves do overwork itself.

Is this a completely different procedure than baloon sinuplasty for deviated septum? Can you get Empty Nose Syndrome from Baloon Sinuplasty or is that caused from turbinate reduction?

Does this destroy the mucosa lining of the nasal cavity? Yes or no!

I had septoplasty turbinoplasty with microdribder. I am having trouble sleeping. I am feeling burning in my lungs. I am feeling lumps of dust in my throat. It has been 2 months now.Is this empty nose syndrome? I am feeling very scared There was fluid accumulation in my ear, the doctor said that DNS or Inferior turbinate enlargement should be done and he advised me to undergo septoplasty turbinoplasty with microdribder. I have to take a deep breath after a few minutes😢

Sir Dr. it is said that just leave the epithelium and suck the bone and mucosa inside, sir will this cause empty nose syndrome please tell me😢

I had the new procedure you describe about 8 years ago. It went very well and I was completely satisfied but the doctor told me the soft membrane would grow back in about 5 years and it did so now I have difficulty breathing again. How about the newest procedure called ablation?

Wow, i had this turbinate reduction but on my sheet it says out fractured with cauterization, i have these gian boogers since my surgery which was March 6, 2024 plus i get cold air sensation when i breath through my nose specially the left side when i am cold parking garage at my job. It only happens in the parking garage but outside cold doesnt cause this. Dies this mean i have empty nose syndrome or im just healing?? Help! 😭

What is this procedure called?

Dr. Shellenberger I stumbled on your RU-vid channel looking for a video on how to make my own saline solution (thank you) because I suffer from really bad sinusitis, and I would like to request if you would please do a video on what is considered mild, medium, and chronic or really bad sinusitis and what treatments are available.

I had turbinoplasty where the bone was cut down, but supposedly the mucosa remains intact. Is that old school?

What's the difference between this technique and using radiofrequency?

Did you say that Empty Nose Syndrome is caused by the overabundance of crusting 2:00 ? I don't think that's right. I think ENS results from nerve damage in the resected turbinates that causes the brain to be unable to register air flow, which induces a sensation of asphyxia. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If you could record doing this procedure it would be great !!! Also where are you located ?

I have some questions about this does this guy have a real email?

ENS isn't a frustrating side effect. People have committed suicide because of it.

Any type of these unnecessary procedures can cause extreme irreversible harm that is not fully discussed amongst patients. Turbinates are essential to the respiratory system and also have a neurological connection to alert the brain that you are breathing. Something goes wrong with these surgeries you have no way to reverse damages and are gas lighted by Ent dr.s until you are 6ft under.

Thank you Dr. Shellenberger, this was a great demonstration, along with the doodles! Unfortunately, I was given this same information by my ENT, who is a young, recently-educated guy like yourself, and went for a very conservative 15% submucosal resection. I'm over 2 months post-op and am still having some suffocation problems that I never had before, which makes me think I have partial ENS, at least on one side. I am a young, health male, so I didn't think the mantra of 'very very rare chance' would apply to me. So far it seems like I was wrong. :( If I had to do it over, I would have continued to suffer with my existing symptoms than live with what I have now. Please use turbinate resections as a last resort on your patients, even if it results in multiple FESS sessions.

My dad once told me that everything in your body has a purpose and you should really be careful about removing anything from your body. No way would I let a doctor stick that microdebrider in the nose of anyone I care about. Think about that people….would you want that thing stuck up your nose turning a grape into a raisin???

All methods can lead to Ens. Turbinates should not be touched unless there is a tumor or cancer.

Your videos are great.

Is allways, up to makes it

Pyriform turbinoplasty caused empty nose syndrome for me :(

Sometimes the old way works better

Even if this surgery is safer, turbinate procedures are grossly overdone. If the turbinates are swollen and inflamed, it's because something is wrong in the body. The vast majority of people could likely get the turbinates to decrease in size simply by eating better. But they are lazy and doctors love money, so they will continue recommending turbinate procedures.

This disease seems to be caused by Doctors who dont beleive in ENS and do aggressive surgeries. Dr. Houser, Dr Nayak, Dr Das, Dr. Thamboo, Dr Otto, Dr Farag do these surgeries routinely and don't seem to have any Empty Nose Syndrome patient. ARS should appoint these doctors to train others about the techniques and pifalls to avoid this disease.