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Infectious disease used to be the number 1 cause of death in the world. Fortunately, now these diseases are often treatable; however, they can still be highly dangerous to human healthSinusitis is usually not dangerous, but complications of sinusitis such as eye infections and meningitis are still risks. But thanks to the advancement of minimally invasive procedures, such as endoscopic sinus surgery, and drugs like antibiotics, treating sinusitis is much easier. A rhinologist is a surgeon that is highly trained to perform sinus surgery that is safe and effective for conditions and infections that affect the nose and the paranasal sinuses.
Most of the patients seeing a rhinologists have severely inflamed sinuses. When medical therapy is ineffective, it is good to be referred to a sinus surgeon who can open the sinus passages.