by Richard Harvey | Sep 27, 2019 | Nose and Sinus Blog, Scientific advancements in nose and sinus diseaes
Prof Richard Harvey and his team were named as the clinical research leaders in otolaryngology via an investigation by The Australian. The Australian’s Research magazine uses unique methodology to reveal the best research, drawing on public sources to find the...
by Richard Harvey | Jul 7, 2019 | Nose and Sinus Blog, Scientific advancements in nose and sinus diseaes
Many patients are given the diagnosis of ‘nasal polyps’ . When they occur unilaterally (on one side), the probability that the tissue represents a tumour, cancer or growth is very likely. Thankfully this is not the case for most. However, when they are...
by Richard Harvey | Oct 27, 2018 | Interesting articles on nose and sinus disease, Nose and Sinus Blog, Scientific advancements in nose and sinus diseaes
So much is still poorly understood about the disease process that drives the formation of nasal polyps. For a long time now, the medical community acknowledges that the origins of adult-onset nasal polyps is primarily an inflammatory disorder (as is adult-onset...
by Richard Harvey | Sep 15, 2018 | Interesting articles on nose and sinus disease, Nose and Sinus Blog, Scientific advancements in nose and sinus diseaes, Uncategorized
We have all experienced the post nasal drip or mucus sensation. It is not uncommon for all of us to have such sensations at the tail end of a viral upper respiratory track infection and when we are dehydrated. We see a lot of patients that have these symptoms, and...
by Richard Harvey | Sep 1, 2018 | Nose and Sinus Blog, Scientific advancements in nose and sinus diseaes
A septal perforation can cause lifelong symptoms such as chronic crusting, bleeding and whistling. The local mucosal inflammation and blood often leads to an inflammation of the mucosa which can lead to mucosal breakdown and exposure of the cartilage. This in turn...
by Richard Harvey | Jul 29, 2018 | Scientific advancements in nose and sinus diseaes, Uncategorized
Perineural spread in nose and sinus tumour Having just attended the the Australian New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society & International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation in Melbourne this weekend to speak on endoscopic endonasal surgery for sino-nasal...