The turbinates are ridges of bone behind the nose, covered by a tissue membrane. When the membrane is inflamed and swollen, the turbinates become bigger and can block the nasal passages. This is ...
SHANGHAI — Three months after his wife, Sun Sulin, underwent a simple sinus surgery in 2013, Tao Jie received a call from her, saying that she was dying. He rushed home to find Sun lying in bed with ...