what happens at the nose clinic?

the consultation

The Nose Clinic team will fully discuss your concerns, to understand your problems. A careful history of your nasal complaints and general health will be taken.

the examination

We will assess your nose from the outside and may also look into your nose through the nostrils with a telescope (sinus endoscopy). You may be shown the inside of your nose on a television using a camera with the endoscope.

cosmetic surgery planning

If you are interested in cosmetic surgery, digital photographs of your nose are taken and the
images may be changed using a computer to
give you an idea of what surgery may be able
to achieve.

allergy testing

Nasal allergy problems occur because of breathing in airborne allergy particles.

We can quickly and painlessly test for a range of airborne allergies with skin prick tests. A small drop of each allergy particle in water is touched onto the skin of the lower arm. If the area of a drop becomes red and itchy we know you are allergic to it. We can then advise you on how to avoid your allergy and via our referral network arrange for you to see an allergy and immunology specialist if necessary.

smell testing

We use sniff recognition tests developed at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. These allow us
to measure how bad your problems are and to compare your results with normal values.

computerised X-rays and scans

Computerised X-ray (CT) scans of the sinuses
and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be organised where indicated. These show us the shape of the nose and sinuses and the health of their lining as well. Structures next to the nose and sinuses are also shown.

what are the sinuses and what do they do?

Scan of normal sinuses