Dr. Gergits’ Insights

Septoplasty is a surgical procedure to straighten the nasal septum — the wall of bone and cartilage dividing your nose into two chambers. When a deviated septum is causing significant

A deviated nasal septum (DNS) is an abnormal deflection of the bone and cartilage that divides the inside of your nose into two chambers. It is more common than a

The short answer: The decision between FESS and balloon sinuplasty depends on your history, CT findings, nasal endoscopy, prior treatments, and whether polyps, lesions, or resistant disease are present. For

The short answer: NEUROMARK® is a radiofrequency tool that treats the posterior nasal nerves — the overactive signaling pathway responsible for chronic runny nose, post-nasal drip, and excess drainage. It

One of the most meaningful things I can give a patient is agency. Not just a prescription or a procedure, but a technique — something they can do themselves, at

One of the most underappreciated drivers of chronic airway inflammation is not an allergen, not a pathogen, and not an anatomical problem. It is stress. Not the dramatic, obvious stress

Most patients think of a nosebleed as a random inconvenience — something that just happens and then stops. But when nosebleeds are recurrent, they are rarely random. They are a

Steroids are a good drug. I want to be clear about that from the start. They reduce inflammation remarkably well. They shrink nasal polyps. They can work synergistically with antibiotics

Of all the patients who come to see me convinced they have sinus headaches, only about twenty-five percent actually have a headache originating from sinus disease. The other seventy-five percent

There is a question I get asked occasionally by patients who have researched their options before coming to see me: what does DO mean, and does it change how you

Patients who are scheduled for an in-office sinus procedure at SAWC almost always ask the same question in some form: what is actually going to happen? Not the medical explanation

A nasal polyp is a benign growth that forms inside the nose or sinuses. Benign means it is not cancerous — but that does not mean it is harmless. Polyps

One of the most frustrating clinical situations a patient can find themselves in is this: chronic congestion that affects their sleep, their energy, their ability to breathe through their nose

When a patient tells me they sneeze every single day and they have no idea why, the first thing I want to know is what they were exposed to before

Balloon sinuplasty is one of the most misunderstood procedures in ENT. Some patients have heard it is a miracle. Some have heard it does not work. Some have been told

I do not look at the nose, sinuses, throat, or sleep as separate problems. I look at them as parts of one connected system. That may sound straightforward, but in

Most patients who come to see me have already been dealing with sinus problems for months or years before they make the call. They have been to urgent care. They

Pain in the head and neck does not behave the way most patients — or many providers — expect it to. It refers. It overlaps. It appears in one location

For patients who have been living with chronic ear pressure, fullness, or muffled hearing — and who have tried steroid sprays, antibiotics, allergy therapy, and repeated “wait and see” appointments

The Difference Between Inflammation and Infection — and Why It Changes Everything The first thing I want every patient to understand is that feeling sick in your sinuses and having