Systems and methods for improving sleep with therapeutic nasal treatment

A method for improving a patient's sleep by treating at least one of congestion, obstruction, and blockage within a sino-nasal cavity of the patient, the method comprising:

• advancing an end effector of a treatment device into the sino-nasal cavity of the patient, the end effector being positioned at a distal portion of a shaft of the treatment device, wherein the end effector comprises:
• an array of bipolar electrodes provided thereon and comprising at least first electrode that is spaced apart from a separate and distinct second electrode along a length of the end effector, wherein each of the first and second electrodes comprises an active state and an inactive state and comprises a separate respective location on the end effector and extends beyond surface of the shaft, wherein each of the first and second electrodes is configured to deliver temperature-controlled radiofrequency (RF) energy to tissue at one or more target sites within the nasal cavity of the patient;
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• at least one temperature sensor arranged relative to the array of electrodes;
• positioning the end effector at a target site to thereby cause at least the first and second electrodes to be in direct contact with tissue at a target site within the sino-nasal cavity;
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• delivering RF energy from the first and second electrodes to tissue at the target site at a level and for a period of time sufficient to cause reduced engorgement of the tissue and thereby increase volumetric flow through an associated nasal passage of the patient to improve nasal breathability of the patient;
• wherein delivery of RF energy is controlled via a console unit operably coupled to the array of bipolar electrodes and the at least one temperature sensor based, at least in part, on feedback received from the at least one temperature sensor in order to maintain a predetermined temperature of the tissue at the target site.