Jayakar V Nayak MD, PhD

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Jayakar V Nayak MD, PhD This page is to share some of our research and promote awareness of Empty Nose Syndrome.

Dr. Nayak is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Rhinology) and by courtesy, of Neurosurgery at the Stanford University Medical Center. If you are interested in setting up a virtual consultation with Dr. Nayak, please email our team at ensinquiries@stanford.edu - we look forward to speaking with you!

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Welcome to the Nayak Lab page

One of the areas our lab focuses on is Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS).

What is empty nose syndrome?

Empty nose syndrome is a rare upper airway disease that is thought to be associated with tissue loss of the inferior turbinates. We all have 3 pairs of turbinates, which function to warm and humidify the air we breathe, but often the inferior turbinates can become enlarged, causing nasal obstruction. A common procedure to alleviate this is a turbinate reduction procedure, in which turbinate tissue is reduced to improve obstruction and airflow.

Though most patients generally heal without complications, a small subset of patients unfortunately begin to experience some of the following symptoms after undergoing a turbinate reduction, which may be indicative of ENS: