Sinus surgery 4 weeks ago. Dissolvable packing is decaying, terrible smell with nausea. Started irrigation per physician instructions. Why is it still there?
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In my opinion the most effective permanent solution to enlarged turbinates is removing with special scissors about 30% of the inferior turbinates and suction cautery of the posterior portion. This has worked well in my hands over 25 years.
If anything the voice normalizes after sinus surgery because the nasal congestion improves so speech not hyponasal. Many patients after sinus surgery notice a voice change because the normal resonance provided by the nose and sinuses has been restored so it sounds different to them....
My guess is either you didn't have a complete sinus surgery the first time or the scarring that occurred soon after wasn't noticed and corrected. Sometimes it takes a while for new symptoms to appear after the new scarring occurred. Post op evaluation with frequent debridements and...