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Would it be unusual or concerning for me to be able to stick my finger up one nostril and not the other?

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Dr. Mark Loury answered

Specializes in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

Yes: Could be that one side narrowed by deviated septum or enlarged turbinate.

Answered 8/9/2013

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