Chronic Sinusitis Patient Stories | Balloon Sinuplasty by ACCLARENT®

Patient Testimonials

With over 250,000 patients who have been helped with Balloon Sinuplasty, and hundreds more experiencing it each day, there are many success stories showing it to be a safe and effective procedure that can provide real relief from painful sinusitis symptoms.

Some of these former chronic sinusitis patients suffered repeated sinus infections, and many of them tried multiple sinus treatments, including over-the-counter (OTC) medications and antibiotics, before they experienced Balloon Sinuplasty. They have found symptom relief, better quality of life, and more active lifestyles following the procedure.

Here are just a few of the success stories shared by patients who have benefited from Balloon Sinuplasty. If you have a success story to tell, please share your story.

Dawn Burley, Student and non-profit caseworker

I would have always pressure in my face, just constant to the point where if I ever touched it or someone else touched my face, it would be painful. I also would have just kind of constant stuffiness. I ...

(Read more)had a really hard time going to sleep, falling asleep. I would always wake up kind of coughing, feeling like I couldn't breathe.

Like, I would wake up every morning and kind of really slowly open my eyes and wonder if it was going to be a good day or if it was going to be a bad day. I actually was super-apprehensive about moving to the city in the first place because of my symptoms. For the first three years of living here it was a huge struggle. I mean, any time I would go on the subway -- just the pollution and the dirt and the lack of oxygen -- I immediately would feel myself getting more and more congested.

Because my sinus pressure would always lead to headaches I was told that maybe I had tension migraines, maybe I had allergies, maybe I had just some sort of chronic sinus infection.
So for a really long time I would use nose sprays because that was the only thing that would somewhat alleviate the symptoms, although it wouldn't make it go away. And I got a lot of sinus infections, so I would, from time to time, take antibiotics for that.

I feel like I've had a lot of moments over the years where I have either thought to myself or said out loud, "I will do anything -- I will do absolutely anything -- to not feel this way for one more second."
So I heard about the Balloon Sinuplasty procedure and just got really excited because it sounded like exactly what I wanted. And I always had said if I could just open it up and, like, take all the stuff out of my sinuses, just drain my face, that would make me feel so much better. So I talked to Dr. Silvers about the procedure. And I was really excited about the idea of having a solution.

As far as the procedure goes, it's really fast. I was done within a half hour. It doesn't hurt at all. It's just a moderate pressure, which in no way compares to the pressure that I was feeling on a regular basis.

Since the Balloon Sinuplasty I feel amazing. I think I actually didn't know how good I could feel until now, because it's actually been so long that I've had these symptoms that I've forgot what it was like to just feel normal. So I can breathe much better. I sleep much better. I wake up more well-rested, even when I get less sleep somehow.

I really like to run, to work out. And now I'm able to do those things until my body gets tired, as opposed to feeling limited by not being able to breathe. I just feel so much better. I have so much more energy. And it's so fun to feel like I'm just me again.

(Minimize)

Marshall Faulk, NFL MVP, Superbowl Champion, Broadcaster

After my NFL football career, when I wasn’t working out every day of my life, my sinus problems started to magnify. When I was at work broadcasting, I started having severe post nasal drip and started ...

(Read more)

Carrie M., Courtroom Clerk

Before surgery with Balloon Sinuplasty Technology, a typical day would start with a headache, sinus congestion, and ear fullness. Sometimes my sinuses were so swollen that I’d go out in the cold ...

(Read more)

Sally M., 5th Grade Teacher/Caregiver to young son

When I suffered from chronic sinusitis, I would have a hard time sleeping at night, my breathing would be difficult, and the post-nasal drip was so bad that it would cause issues with asthma. I wasn’t ...

(Read more)

Sherwin G., Allergist

I'm a practicing allergist, so I see patients in my practice who suffer from chronic sinusitis. I myself have been allergic for most of my adult life, and started developing chronic sinus problems a few ...

(Read more)

Susan C., Realtor/Salesperson

Before I had the surgery with Balloon Sinuplasty Technology, people would say to me, "You always have a cold," because I was always congested. I had difficulty breathing, both during the day and ...

(Read more)

Amy U., Clinical Research Specialist

I've had chronic sinus issues for around 20 years. I've tried every medication possible. I saw my primary care physician, then went to an ENT, then an allergist then back to the ENT because the allergist had nothing else to offer. I was frustrated ...

(Read more)

Patient Testimonials

Dawn Burley, Student and non-profit caseworker

Marshall Faulk, NFL MVP, Superbowl Champion, Broadcaster

Carrie M., Courtroom Clerk

Sally M., 5th Grade Teacher/Caregiver to young son

Sherwin G., Allergist

Susan C., Realtor/Salesperson

Amy U., Clinical Research Specialist

FIND AN ENT DOCTOR

SEE HOW IT WORKS

CONNECT WITH US

CONVERSATION STARTERS

Balloon Sinuplasty Overview

Important Safety Information