>> WELCOME BACK TO HOUSTON LIFE
MEDICATING SINUS SYMPTOMS YEAR
AFTER YEAR ISN'T ONLY BAD FOR
YOUR HEALTH, IT CAN ALSO ADD UP
AND GET VERY EXPENSIVE.
>> YEAH, IT CAN.
WE HAVE DR. ROBERT PALMER AND
AMERICAN SINUS INSTITUTE TO
EXPLAIN.
YOU.
WHEN YOU TART DOING A COST
ANALYSIS AND GO, WHOA, LOT OF
PEOPLE THINK OVER-THE-COUNTER
MEDICINE IS THE WAY TO GO.
>> THEY ASSUME THAT AND IT
ISN'T ALWAYS THE RIGHT SOLUTION
BECAUSE YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HAVE
TO BUY THESE MEDICINES, THEY'RE
NOT WORKING, SO THEN YOU'RE
CHANGING MEDICINES AND YOU'RE
REALLY NOT SOLVING YOUR PROBLE
>> THE AVERAGE PERSON SPENDS
$780 A YEAR ON MEDS
>> CORRECT, PLUS YOU'RE LIABLE
TO MISS OUT ON WORK SO, YOU'RE
MISSING OUT ON PAID DAYS, AND
IT REALLY ADDS UP.
>> WHAT ABOUT ALL OF THE COFFEE
YOU HAVE TO BUY TO MAKE UP FOR
LOST SLEEP, TOO.
>> THE SLEEP YOU MISS OUT ON,
YEAH.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE
AND IT ALL ADDS UP TO THAT.
>> YOU'RE THE BILLING MANAGER
AT AMERICAN SINUS INSTITUTE.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THEIR SINUS ISSUES BUT
THEY THINK HAVING A PROCEDURE
DONE IS OUT OF THEIR BUDGET.
RIGHT?
>> WE WORK WITH EVERY BUDGET,
EVERY PRICE RANGE THAT WE CAN.
WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE
REASON WHY YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR
SURGERY, BECAUSE WE'LL HELP YOU.
>> DR. PALMER, I WOULD THINK
THAT IF SOMEBODY IS USING NASAL
SPRAYS, I'VE HEARD YOU CAN ONLY
USE THEM THREE DAYS, AND IF
YOU'RE USING THEM CHRONICALLY,
DOESN'T THAT START TO DO SOME
DAMAGE
>> PSEUDOEPHEDRA CAN ADVERSELY
AFFECT YOUR HEART, CAUSE
ARRHYTHMIAS, CAUSE HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURES.
>> SO SINUS MEDICATIONS CAN
HARM YOUR BODY.
>> EXACTLY, AND PEOPLE TAKE SO
MUCH, THEY CAN HAVE SIDE
EFFECTS.
IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE
AND WE CAN HELP.
>> THE COST OF MEDICATION ALONE
IS HUGE.
WE CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, LIKE
THERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF SUDAFED,
NASAL SPRAY, TISSUES, THE SICK
DAYS.
>> $468 A YEAR ON NASAL SPRAYS?
>> THEY'RE EXPENSIVE.
EVEN IF YOU GO TO THE BIG BOX
STORE AND GET THE MULTI-PACK
T-STILL ADDS UP.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE PROCEDURE,
YOU'VE EXPLAINED THIS BEFORE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS
DO IN THE OFFICE AND TYPICALLY
PEOPLE ARE BACK TO WORK THE
RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY.
IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE.
PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALLERGIES AND
HAVE ALL OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE
HEADACHE AND THEY CAN'T BREATHE
AND CAN'T SMELL AND TAKE ALL OF
QUALITY OF LIFE IS NOT VERY
GOOD.
WITH THIS SURGERY, WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS WE'RE REESTABLISHING
VENTILATION SO THEY DON'T HAVE
HEADACHES.
WE HELP THEM BREATHE SO THEY
CAN SOMALI AND NOW THEIR
QUALITY OF LIFE IS SO MUCH
IMPROVED, EVEN IF THEY HAVE
TO TAKE THE SMRIXZ.
>> IT'S JUST ONE DOWN DAY,
RIGHT, DATA I YOU GO IN FOR THE
SURGERY?
>> EXACTLY, ONE DOWN DAY.
>> WE HAVE A VIDEO OF THE
ANIMATION.
DOCTOR, TALK US THROUGH WHAT
WE'RE SEEING.
>> POTENTIALLY, THIS IS A
LITTLE DEVICE THAT HAS A
BALLOON IN IT, AND WE
ESSENTIALLY GO INTO THE NORMAL
OSTEA, AND ONCE WE'RE IN THERE,
WE DILATED IT, SO WE MAKE IT
FIVE MILLIMETERS.
>> WHAT IS THE AUSFIA.
>> IT'S AN OPENING IN THE SINUS.
THESE OPENINGS GET BLOCKED
BECAUSE OF CONGESTION.
WE DILATE THEM SO THEY DON'T
FILL WITHFLUID AND WE ALSO
SHRINK THE TISSUE INSIDE THE
NOSE SO YOU CAN BREATHE, SO YOU
GET RID OF THE HEADACHES, THE
PRESSURE AND RECURRENT
SINUSITIS.
>> PEOPLE GET RELIEF RIGHT AWA
AND YOUR NOSE NOT PACKED AND
YOU CAN GO TO WORK THE NEXT DAY
OR THE DAY AFTER.
>> SO WITHIN SEVEN DAYS, THEN,
PEOPLE CAN SEE RESULTS AND THAT
CONTINUES FOR HOW LONG?
>> HOPEFULLY FOREVER.
>> THAT'S THE GOAL.
>> EXACTLY.
WE'RE TRYING TO REESTABLISH
VENTILATION, BECAUSE PEOPLE
VENTILATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE VENTILATION,
YOUR SINUSES, YOU RETAIN FLUID,
YOU GETS INFECTIONS, HEADACHES,
AND YOU FEEL BAD.
>> AND PEOPLE ARE ASLEEP DURING
THE MEDICATION?
>> WE RECOMMEND PEOPLE ARE
SLEEPING SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF
ALL AREAS.
>> ONE DAY DOWN AND THEN YOU'RE
BETTER.
>> LOOKING BACK AT THE NUMBERS,
I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS GOING TO BE SORT OF AN
AHA MOMENT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WHEN YOU PUT EVERYTHING OUT ON
THE TABLE AND YOU SEE THE ADDED
COST IN YOUR POCKETBOOK--
>> AVERAGE IS 780.
>> SO PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER
SPENDING THIS.
>> LONG-TERM, YOU'RE SAVING
MONEY BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE IS
IMPROVED A HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO MANY PEOPLE GO AROUND WITH
THE SYMPTOMS EVERY DAY.
NOW WE HAVE A WHOLE POPULATION
OF PEOPLE THAT REALLY FEEL BAD
SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR AND
ARE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR
THERAPY WITH OVER-THE-COUNTER
MEDICATIONS, THEY'RE SEEING
THEIR DOCTOR CLERKS ADDS UP,
AND NOW WE HAVE A PROCEDURE
THAT CAN ELIMINATE THAT.
>> FOR A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE,
SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS WE'RE
SEEING ON THE SCREEN, LIKE
FACIAL PRESSURE AND HEADACHES
SOME, PEOPLE MAY HAVE CHRONIC
HEADACHES AND MAY NOT EVEN
REALIZE THAT SINUS ISSUES ARE
TO BLAME.
>> THEY THINK THEY HAVE
MIGRAINES.
>> WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
VERY LAST WORDS FOR PEOPLE WHO
ARE AFRAID OF EVACUATING ANY
PROCEDURE DONE.
UNCOMFORTABLE ONCE YOU'RE IN
THE OFFICE?
>> NO.
YOU'RE ASLEEP FOR THIS.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
DISCOMFORT AFTERWARD
SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEADACHES,
BUT NOTHING LIKE YEARS AGO WHEN
YEARS AGO.
>> IT'S A GREAT PROCEDURE AND
THANK YOU BOTH FOR STOPPING BY.
>> MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS
HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU
GUYS.
TO SCHEDULE AN POINT WITH
AMERICAN SINUS INSTITUTE, CALL
(713) BALLOON.
THAT WORKS OUT TO BE (713)
225-5666, OR VISIT AMERICAN
EASY ENOUGH.