Dr. Gergits’ Insights

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Afrin — oxymetazoline — is safe and effective for short-term use of three to five days maximum. After that, it triggers a well-documented cycle

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: For most patients with chronic sinus symptoms, intranasal corticosteroid sprays — Flonase, Nasacort, Rhinocort — are the best-evidenced starting point. The AAO-HNS gives them

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: That persistent feeling of clogged ears, fullness, muffled hearing, or constant popping is almost always a Eustachian tube problem — not an ear problem.

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Yes. A growing body of evidence links air pollution — particularly fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 — to chronic rhinosinusitis through direct mucosal

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Chronic post-nasal drip is not a diagnosis — it is a symptom with multiple distinct causes. The most common are allergy, nonallergic rhinitis, laryngopharyngeal

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: A biofilm is a structured community of bacteria encased in a self-produced protective matrix — essentially a fortress that bacteria construct on the sinus

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Yes — sinus procedures including balloon sinuplasty, functional endoscopic sinus surgery, submucosal partial inferior turbinectomy, NEUROMARK® posterior nasal nerve ablation, and Eustachian tube dilation

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: The two OTC interventions with the strongest evidence for sinus symptoms are high-volume nasal saline irrigation and intranasal corticosteroid sprays — both rated Grade

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Yes — and it is more common than most patients realize. Sinusitis does not require a viral cold to develop. Allergy, laryngopharyngeal reflux, anatomical

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Start with high-volume saline irrigation twice daily, a daily intranasal corticosteroid spray, and supportive care. If symptoms have not improved after ten days, if

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Sinus pressure that persists for years without relief is almost always the result of an underlying driver that has never been properly identified —

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Yes — in many cases. When a patient is considered high risk for surgery under general anesthesia, in-office sinus procedures performed under local

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: A sinus infection that will not go away despite multiple antibiotic courses is almost never an antibiotic problem. It is a diagnostic problem. Either

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Yes. At the Sinus and Allergy Wellness Center of North Scottsdale, balloon sinuplasty, turbinate reduction, NEUROMARK® posterior nasal nerve treatment, and Eustachian tube dilation

Dr. Franklyn Gergits, ENT Short answer: Recovery time after sinus surgery depends on the type of procedure. For in-office balloon sinuplasty, turbinate reduction, NEUROMARK®, and Eustachian tube dilation performed under

Short answer: Nasal and airway endoscopy is a direct visual examination of the nasal cavity, sinus drainage pathways, nasopharynx, and upper airway using a thin flexible or rigid camera passed

Short answer: A sinus CT scan shows the complete three-dimensional anatomy of your nasal cavity and sinuses — including whether sinuses are blocked, inflamed, or infected, whether a deviated septum

Short answer: A comprehensive ENT evaluation is a complete assessment of the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck — designed not just to examine what is obvious, but to identify

Short answer: Morning congestion is almost never caused by a single factor. The most common drivers are nasal anatomy — a deviated septum or turbinate hypertrophy that worsens when you

Short answer: Yes — absolutely. Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), commonly called silent reflux, is one of the most frequently missed causes of chronic post-nasal drainage, throat clearing, hoarseness, cough, and globus