Short answer: If you live in another city or another country and have loud snoring or headaches that keep coming back, you can plan your ENT evaluation and treatment around one trip to Bengaluru. Get a CT scan of the nose and sinuses done where you live, send it ahead with a few simple records, and have a video review before you travel. Your evaluation can then happen on the first day of your visit.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Prashanth R. Reddy, ENT Surgeon (MS ENT) · Last reviewed: 9 November 2026
Top 3 steps
- Send your records on WhatsApp: a CT scan of the nose and sinuses (CT PNS) with its report, plus a snoring recording or a two-week headache diary.
- Video review in an evening slot, to go through the CT and plan your visit.
- Your visit: ENT evaluation in Bengaluru, and treatment only if the examination supports it.
Who this is for
- Snoring: loud snoring most nights, pauses or gasping that someone notices, waking tired, sleepiness while driving.
- Headaches: one-sided headache or facial pain around the eye, nose or forehead that keeps returning, often with a blocked nose on the same side, or a "migraine" or "sinus headache" that medicines have only partly helped. Some of these start inside the nose, where two surfaces press together (a contact point) or a nerve is irritated (Sluder's neuralgia), which is often missed.
What to send
- CT scan of the nose and sinuses (CT PNS): images and report. Any imaging centre in your city can do it.
- For snoring: a 1 to 2 minute phone recording of your snoring.
- For headaches: a two-week diary noting the side, timing, triggers and any blocked nose.
- Your current medicines and any past nose, sinus or headache treatment.
How it works
- Message us with where you live and your main problem.
- Get your CT done locally and send the images and report.
- Video review. Dr. Prashanth goes through your CT and history and explains what the in-person evaluation will check.
- Your visit to Bengaluru. A full ENT evaluation with nasal endoscopy. If surgery is advised, it is done under general anaesthesia, through the nostrils. Plan to stay in Bengaluru for about 3 weeks after surgery, so your first two follow-ups, at one week and at three weeks, are done in person before you travel home.
- Back home. Your next follow-up, about two months later, can be by video, with a simple nasal-washing routine to follow at home.
Video reviews and travel
- Reviews are held in the evening, India time. Tell us your time zone and we will find a slot that suits you.
- If you are travelling from outside India, check the visa rules for your country before you book.
What to bring
- Your CT scan images and report.
- A list of your medicines and any past treatment.
- Your snoring recording or headache diary.
- If possible, a family member or friend who can stay with you on the day of surgery.
Where you will be seen
Sakra World Hospital, Marathahalli, and the ENTHealth360 clinic in Koramangala, Bengaluru.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need surgery? Not always. Treatment depends on what the evaluation finds. Many people improve with nasal care and medicines. Surgery is advised only when the examination and CT show a clear cause in the nose or airway.
My doctors at home found nothing for my headaches. Is it worth a review? If your headaches are one-sided and come with nasal symptoms, a nasal cause is worth ruling out. A review of your CT PNS is a simple first step.
Can my family join the consultation? Yes. Family members are welcome.
How much will it cost? You will receive a cost estimate after your records have been reviewed.
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About the author
Dr. Prashanth R. Reddy is a Senior Consultant ENT Surgeon in Bengaluru (MS ENT; Fellowship in Rhinoplasty, Seoul; MBA, IIM Bangalore) with decades of practice. He sees patients at Sakra World Hospital, Marathahalli and at the ENTHealth360 clinic in Koramangala. His practice focuses on nasal causes of headache, snoring and sleep-disordered breathing.
For educational purposes only. Not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult a qualified ENT specialist.
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