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Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS)-an iatrogenic, post-op illness resulting from surgical insult to the nasal turbinates. Coined by Dr. Eugene Kern in 1994.

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What is Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS)? ENS is a devastating disease caused by any surgical insult to the nasal turbinates. ENS has a spectrum of symptoms which ranges from paradoxical obstruction, sense of suffocation, dryness, burning, openness, and crusting. (1/?)
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Principles of Health for the Modern Thinker is the #1 new release in Otolaryngology! (whatever that means) amazon.com/gp/new-releases/b…
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Pt of Dr. Senior by the name of prof Dr. Aneil Mishra who underwent implant surgery w/ him along with other tx such as Evoxac committed suicide last year in August 2024 due to ENS (primary in 1999). No one is buying the psychological factor to offset the chance of malpractice lit
📰Read the full article here buff.ly/9b9EMbg Dr. Brent Senior, MD, FACS, FARS is featured in ENTtoday, sharing important insights on Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS). #ENT #Otolaryngology #ENTtoday #EmptyNoseSyndrome #MedicalResearch #MentalHealthInMedicine #UNCENT
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Post-op CT of a surgery done by an @AAOHNS board certified ENT done in October of 2024. Seen by Dr. Citardi @TexasRhinology less than 2 months ago-> +cotton test w/ recommendation for implant/reconstruction. He also saw pre-op scan and wondered why any of this was done.
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The Paradox Between Turbinate Volume and Complaint Severity in Patients with "Empty Nose Syndrome - ENS" ent-istanbul.com/2025/09/the… #EmptyNoseSyndrome #ENS #Turbinate #NasalHealth #ENT #Otolaryngology #NasalFunction #NasalSurgery #Airflow #PatientCare
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The current healthcare system is an ultimate “Tragedy of the Commons.” Most can’t see this yet, but insiders can if they are paying attention. Why? Hidden incentive and the deception of benevolence. The system is incentivized to grow, and to forever be building tiny lies about health for profit, that don’t kill but yield more profit and growth. At first this would a no big deal, as it just increases cost a little. But eventually, everyone just adds a little to the life lie that the doctor or hospital makes one healthy. It’s just not true: sleep, exercise and diet do and have a monopoly on health. But it doesn’t take long to see that a little lie becomes bigger and bigger until everyone believes the lie becomes that shots and pills and surgeries give health and no one bothers avoiding substances or moving. Finally, the entire GDP will be used for healthcare, as few workers will be productive but will need the healthcare benefits. At some point, unless it breaks open, there will be few left to work besides those searching for healthcare growth, as all will simply be victims, and there will be nothing left, like the dystopian Covid fear world, where ignorance will be so prevalent, that not a soul will even realize that there is nothing anywhere but lies and ignorance. People need to get back to worrying only about themselves and their families health and not worrying about the falsely incentivized global movements that are designed to harm the world and help only the globalist cartel. I think it is not too late, but will take the individual to develop introspection, and to put the current healthcare model out of business, building one that does not incentivize false hopes, sedentarism and poor health “fixed” for profit. It can be done. Watch this video and you’ll see an honest surgeon. It holds true for every specialty beyond acute trauma or hydration etc.
Replying to @hstupak1
Give this a watch, seems to be the talk right now. youtu.be/25LUF8GmbFU?si=S_Hj…
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What is Empty Nose Syndrome? Here’s the deal… 🔊 Sound: On!
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“We have patients that have [where it’s] basically it’s ruined their lives. (con’t)….but this is a major problem.” -@DrPaulNassif / @DrParsaSalehi tiktok.com/@drpaulnassifmd from a week ago
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The removal of tissues like tonsils, thyroids, turbinates and sinus mucosa is a remnant of the blood-letting era, the noble sacrifice to achieve good health without actually changing one’s environmental conditions. Prove me wrong.
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Young father of 2 daughters from France commits suicide after turbinate surgery develops into ENS per French newspaper @actufr / @actufrparis March 19th, 2024 moncompte.actu.fr/acheter/le…
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References standards of care set by French health authority @HAS_sante from about 2 years ago.
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Empty Nose Syndrome is a feared complication of aggressive inferior turbinate reduction/resection. This is why I am very conservative in my approach to the inferior turbinates, often finding that simple lateralization (or even septal deviation correction), will improve the obstruction. Follow @ENS_Awareness for more information on #EmptyNoseSyndrome
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Costal cartilage also commonly used to for ENS->primarily through nasal floor to rebuild inf meatus. Some cases even intraturbinal where turb volume is somewhat sufficient.
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Short discussion on ENS with renowned rhinoplasty surgeon, Dr. Jang. (starts at 19:20) youtu.be/0Vx6v0-lcPw?si=QceT… “it is something not spoken about enough within the world of rhinoplasty and rhinology”-Dr. Cameron McIntosh, the host
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This is a young male patient seen +operated in July 2023 by Dr. Katrib whom specializes in revision rhino. Why is it up to the ethical ENTs to warn the public about the bad apples in this field? Meanwhile the establishment is doing zilch for prevention. instagram.com/p/CvFEvyhOc3W/…
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This patient was recently seen by rhinologist Dr. Mark Tabor at @USFHealth , post septo+turbinate reduction for nasal congestion (surgery done <1 year ago on December 2022). Original operating surgeon is practicing in the Tampa, FL area. This is what the field has normalized.
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