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Deviated nasal septum

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A deviated nasal septum is a clinical finding in which the middle hard part of the nose is not centrally located but instead has shifted to one side of the face, typically due to facial trauma.

Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this

35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Nose disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Nose

Symptoms

Nose bleeds
Facial pain or pressure
Bloody nose
Frequent sinus infections
Difficulty breathing through nose

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Deviated nasal septum
Steroid nasal spray
Antihistamine
Decongestant

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Deviated nasal septum

Surgery

Septoplasty
4
8 reviews
Rhinoplasty
3.9
7 reviews

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Can there be some natural way to fix my deviated nasal septum?

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

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Surgery for deviated nasal septum-does it count as cosmetic if they do nose reduction also?

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A 33-year old asked:

If i get my deviated nasal septum fixed, will the bulge on the left side of my nose go away?

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Can you give me some tips for my blocked nose? My nose is blocked for years now as i had deviated nasal septum.

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Pt with perennial allergic rhinitis and a deviated nasal septum, how can I treat this?

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I am suffering from sinitius. My nose keep getting blocked and open own it's own. Is it's cause allergy cuz I think it can't be due to nasal polyps and deviated nasal septum otherwise it won't get open own it's own. Am I right??

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A 21-year old male asked:

What's the relation between deviated nasal septum and sleep disorder.?

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Can drainage of mucus from the middle ear be hindered by a deviated nasal septum?

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A 27-year old male asked:

Hello. Im 27/ male. I have just done an Xray of the Sinuses. The report says: Hypertrophied inferior nasal turbinates with slightly deviated nasal septum to the right side. I do not quite understand the implications of this statement?

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A 24-year old male asked:

Nasal endoscopy or a PNS x-ray is better to determine deviated nasal septum? my pns report shows no significant dns. But I am a chronic mouth breather since childhood. Is nasal endoscopy required ? OR i can trust my PNS reports.

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