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A member asked:

I have a hole in my nose cartilage, painful and always bloody, was told it was sinusitis, but what caused the hole.

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Not sinusitis: There are at least 3 reasons for a perforated nasal septum. And sinusitis is definitely not one of them. Previous surgery for a deviated septum, trauma and cocaine abuse would be the most common causes. Who told you that sinusitis could be a cause of a hole in the nasal cartilage? That is not true.

Dr Wallen and another doctor agreed

Answered 4/21/2018

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