Sinuses are the hollow sacks in the head which are responsible for secretion of mucus and provide resonance to the voice. The mucus secreted by the sinuses prevents the nasal cavity from drying and works by trapping the foreign particles that enter the nasal passage and reaching to lungs. The sinuses have an opening that allows the mucus to drain from and flow into nasal passage, however in some cases the sinus opening gets blocked, and the mucus remains logged into the sinus causing headache, congestion, and inflammation of the sinus, it also increases the risk of causing an infection, this condition is termed as sinusitis. Depending on the duration of the symptoms, sinusitis is classified into three types, acute, sub - acute and chronic. The treatment of sinusitis depends on the longevity of the infection. To relieve the patient from the symptoms, treatment options like drugs, surgery, and physical therapy are available. In the chronic case where the sinuses remain blocked for a longer time, the doctors opt for surgery. The rhinoplasty surgery is a procedure in which surgeons dilate the sinuses to relieve the mucus and decrease pressure in the sinuses.
Sinus Dilation Devices Market: Drivers and Restraints
The growing incidence of sinusitis is expected to boost demand for sinus dilation devices worldwide. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the U.S. nearly 12% of the population in the age group of 18 years and above suffer from sinusitis. The increasing rate of chronic sinusitis is expected to provide high growth opportunities for the sinus dilation devices manufacturers. Moreover, the development of new devices and technologies like balloon sinus dilation systems more physicians are expected to opt for these devices for treating sinusitis, as these devices are more effective and less invasive the risk to patients is minimal, which in turn is expected to create high demand from the patients as well as physicians. Several...