Many people who suffer from allergies and/or sinus pain can also be helped with traditional therapy or over-the-counter preparations. Unfortunately, medical treatment is not always effective. In more severe cases, endoscopic sinus surgery can often provide relief. Here’s a section on our site about Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Relief from Sinus Pain.

The Neti Pots are available over the counter without a prescription at local drug stores (we’ve seen Neti Pots at RiteAid, Walgreens, etc…). Only use as directed.

To ensure that ENT Memphis provides the very best care available, we submitted ourselves to review and scrutiny by the ICACTL (Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Computed Tomography Laboratories).

ICACTL is a nonprofit group widely respected in the medical community, whose mission it is to improve healthcare through these rigorous accreditation processes. In fact, this accreditation is so respected that many insurance companies require their providers of CT services to be accredited.

On January 19, 2012, the ICACTL granted its “seal of approval” to ENT Memphis. The seal of approval indicates that ENT Memphis has been carefully critiqued on all aspects of its operations considered relevant by medical experts in the field of CT.

Accreditations by the ICACTL mean that ENT Memphis has undergone a thorough review of its’ operational and technical components by a panel of experts. Accreditation is only granted to those facilities that are found to be providing quality patient care, in compliance with national standards through a comprehensive process, including detailed case study review and on-site inspection.

When you need a CT scan, we encourage you to consider the entire process that may result in an accurate treatment plan. We encourage you to find providers and facilities that are ICACTL accredited.

About Rande Lazar, M.D.

Dr. Rande Lazar is a Memphis Otolaryngologist with a primary focus in pediatric ear, nose and throat disorders, including ear infections, throat infections, tonsil infections, sinus infections and sleep disorders. Dr. Rande Lazar is experienced in a wide range of disorders of the ear, nose, throat, sinus, respiratory system and the other head and neck systems, as well as children’s disorders of the larynx (voicebox), and hearing problems. Dr. Rande Lazar has special expertise in adult and pediatric sleep and snoring disorders and surgery, as well as adult and pediatric sinus disorders.

Dr. Rande Lazar is the founder of the Memphis-based pediatric ear, nose and throat practice, Otolaryngology Consultants.

About Dr. Rande Lazar

Dr. Rande Lazar is a Memphis-based Otolaryngologist and founder of Otolaryngology Consultants, an ear, nose, and throat practice located in Memphis, TN. Dr. Lazar is a specialist, with a primary focus in pediatrics. He has a vast amount of experience treating sinus infections, respiratory infections, tonsil infections, ear infections, throat infections, sleep disorders, and many other areas of otolaryngology. Dr. Rande Lazar routinely performs surgery for both adult and pediatric patients with sleep and sinus disorders. Alongside his years of expertise in respiratory disorders, sleep disorders, and sinus disorders, Dr. Lazar also treats a wide variety of head and neck problems, including pediatric larynx (voice box) and hearing problems.

About Dr. Rande Lazar

Dr. Rande Lazar, founder of Otolaryngology Consultants, an ear, nose and throat practice located in Memphis, TN,  is an experienced Memphis-based Otolaryngologist and surgeon. Dr. Lazar specializes in pediatric ear infections, throat infections, tonsil infections, sinus infections and sleep disorders. He also treats children’s larynx (voice box) and hearing disorders. Along with these, Dr. Rande Lazar also has many years of experience in pediatric and adult sleep and snoring disorders, respiratory disorders, and a vast range of other head and neck problems.

Dr. Rande Lazar is an Otolaryngologist located in Memphis, TN and also the founder of Otolaryngology Consultants. His ear, nose, and throat practice based out of Memphis primarily focuses on children’s ear, nose, and throat disorders, but also works with adult patients as well. Dr. Rande Lazar has a wide array of experience in many areas of otolaryngology, including treatment for sinus infections, respiratory infections, tonsil infections, ear infections, throat infections, and sleep disorders. He has experience in pediatric hearing and larynx (voice box) problems, as well as many other problems affecting the head and neck. Dr. Lazar is also a skilled surgeon for both pediatric and adult sleep and sinus disorders.

Article Abstract:

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) has become the surgical procedure of choice for the treatment of chronic sinusitis that is refractory to medical treatment. It has become routine to perform endoscopy in children under general anesthesia 2 to 3 weeks after FESS to facilitate examination and cleaning of the operative site. We compared the clinical outcome of 50 children who underwent FESS without a second-look endoscopy with 50 children who underwent a routine second look. Patients with systemic disease (cystic fibrosis, immotile ciliary syndrome, immunoglobulin deficiency) or undergoing a revision procedure were excluded from the study. The results show that the postoperative improvement in nasal obstruction, nasal drainage, and chronic cough was the same for both groups. We conclude that in the vast majority of children without systemic disease and not undergoing a revision procedure, a second endoscopic procedure may not offer any apparent advantage.

Read the full article as a PDF here: Pediatric Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Is a Second Look Necessary?

If you have any questions about ear, nose and throat disorders, please contact Otolaryngology Consultants of Memphis.

Dr. Rande Lazar is a Memphis Otolaryngologist who primarily focuses in pediatric ear, nose and throat disorders, including ear infections, throat infections, tonsil infections, sinus infections and sleep disorders. Dr. Rande Lazar has special expertise in adult and pediatric sleep and snoring disorders and surgery, as well as adult and pediatric sinus disorders. Dr. Rande Lazar is skilled in a wide range of disorders of the ear, nose, throat, sinus, respiratory system and the other head and neck systems, as well as children’s disorders of the larynx (voicebox), and hearing problems.

Dr. Rande Lazar is the founder of the Memphis-based pediatric ear, nose and throat practice, Otolaryngology Consultants.

Article Abstract:

Functional endonasal sinus surgery (FESS) is an effective treatment for chronic or recurrent sinusitis in children, most of whom have failed more conservative medical treatment. The endoscopes used in FESS allow direct visualization of the diseased tissue and restoration of physiologic mucociliary clearance, enabling the sinus mucosa to return to its normal condition after the procedure. For a period of 3 to 36 months, we followed the recovery of 210 children who underwent FESS between 1986 and 1989. The age range of the children at the time of the procedure was 14 months to 16 years. Eighty percent of these patients had improvement of the sinusitis. There were no major complications. Eight percent of the 210 children needed revision surgery. Pediatric FESS is a two-stage operation requiring follow-up nasal cleaning under general anesthesia. The most common findings during the second-stage endoscopy were adhesions and granulation formation.

Read the full article as a PDF here: Pediatric Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery: Review of 210 Cases

Dr. Rande Lazar is the founder of the Memphis-based pediatric ear, nose and throat practice, Otolaryngology Consultants.

Dr. Rande Lazar is an ear, nose, and throat specialist, with a primary focus in pediatrics. He is a Memphis-based Otolaryngologist and founder of Otolaryngology Consultants, an ear, nose, and throat practice located in Memphis, TN.  He has a wide range of experience treating sinus infections, respiratory infections, tonsil infections, ear infections, throat infections, sleep disorders, and many other areas of otolaryngology. Dr. Rande Lazar regularly performs surgery for both adult and pediatric sleep and sinus disorders. Alongside his years of expertise in respiratory disorders, sleep disorders, and sinus disorders, Dr. Lazar also treats a many patients with head and neck problems, including pediatric larynx (voice box) and hearing problems.

Article Abstract:

Functional endonasal sinus surgery (FESS) is becoming the procedure of choice for the surgical treatment of chronic and recurrent sinusitis in adults and children. Retrospective analysis of the charts of 513 adult and 260 pediatric patients who underwent FESS after failing to respond to optimal medical treatment revealed an improvement rate of approximately 80% for both age groups. Although high response rates and low complication rates were found for both groups, there were significant differences in indications, preoperative evaluation, operative technique, and methods of postoperative follow-up for children.

Read the full article as a PDF here: Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery in Adults and Children

Dr. Rande Lazar is the founder of the Memphis-based pediatric ear, nose and throat practice, Otolaryngology Consultants.