Question 1

what are some remedies for a deviated nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

Surgical: If the cartilage septum dividing your nasal airways is not straight, it will result in recurrent drainage, sinus infections, snoring, and severe congestion.  There are no medications which can correct this flaw in your anatomy.  Have the septum corrected, including the nearby turbinate structures inside your airway.  If you also have allergies, you may still need medication help, but airway 1st.

Question 2

can deviated nasal septum lead to asthma?

Accepted Answer

No: It may interfere with breathing but it does not cause asthma.

Question 3

deviated nasal septum surgery, what to expect?

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Septum surgery: You should expect to breath better when your nose heals. Immediately after surgery you will feel swollen and maybe clogged, especially if there are splints in your nose. It is not terribly painful in the postoperative period.

Question 4

what are the types of physiotherapy for deviated nasal septum?

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None really : There is a normal physiologic cycle that is controlled by the autonomic nervous system that makes one side more congested from one side to the other. Buy other than steroids, decongestants, and saline spray and/ir the use of a neti pot there are few physiotherapy options for nasal septal deviation. Most treatments are for associated sinusitis. Mainstay of therapy is surgery when medication fails.

Question 5

are there non-surgical procedures to fix my deviated nasal septum?

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No: There are non surgical ways to reduce the nasal obstruction from a deviated septum, but a deviated septum is an anatomical problem that can only be straightened through alteration of that anatomy.

Question 6

what is a deviated nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

Septum=wall in nose: Septum is the latin word for wall and the nasal septum is the wall that divides the right side of the nasal cavity from the left. When it is deviated it shifts to one side or the other. If severe, it can alter. Slow or obstruct the flow of air on one side or the other.

Question 7

what is a deviated nasal septum caused by?

Accepted Answer

Genetics, Trauma: Deviated septum is either caused by some form of nose trauma at any point in life, but it can also be caused by you inherited genes.
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Question 8

what are the symptoms of a deviated nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

Congestion: Typically the most common symptom is congestion. May be more on one side than another. Also can get dryness of the nose and sometimes intermittent mild bleeding from that dryness.

Question 9

deviated nasal septum ( right side ), what to do?

Accepted Answer

Consultation: How do you know you have a deviated septum? If you were told by your physician - ask his/her opinion.  If not, see an ENT or plastic surgeon.

Question 10

what are common causes of a deviated nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

Trauma: A septum can naturally grow to one side or the other and a trauma can deviate the septum. Either way the septum that is supposed to be straight and in the middle is blocking the airway on one side or the other and rarely on both sides.

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