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Perforated nasal septum
Perforated nasal septum is a symptom in which a person has a hole between the left and right nostrils, through the middle divider (septum) in his nose. The perforation can be caused by cancer, drug abuse, injuries, etc
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What is a perforated nasal septum?
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What are the signs of a perforated nasal septum?
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What is the definition or description of: Perforated nasal septum?
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Perforated nasal septum due to coke?
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I have a small perforated nasal septum. What surgery is proven to be the most successful in treating this. How can I stop the whistle until surgery?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Have a perforated nasal septum and recently was prescribed rhinicort aqua. Worried it will make my condition worse. Should i be?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Any good alternatives to rhinicort aqua? Works amazingly for me, but I have a perforated nasal septum and am worried it'll make my condition worse.
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Will using a salt water nasal spray help prevent developing a perforated septum?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Have a perforated septum, recently prescribed rhinocort aqua nasal spray, worried it'll make my condition worse. Should i be worried?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What should I do with Nasal Septum Perforation while at home? Can it heal on its own?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Will aiming rhinocort aqua away from the perforation in my nasal septum reduce the likelihood of complications?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Will Nasal Saline spray help with my nasal septum perforation? How can I tell if it is large?
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A female asked:
My kid needs septoplasty for perforated septum. Has a lot of trouble sleeping and hard to breath through nose will she have to spend the night ?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have a perforation in my nasal septum and my nose is always dry and congested . I've tried saline solution, singular, and oil of oregano. Not work?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Ive had perforated septum for 1yr. To breath through nose each day, I have to blow out a big ball shaped blood clot or else air barely comes through. Blood clots look like they were filling the perforation. Makes life more difficult than previously?
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A 20-year old male asked:
My nose whistles when completely clear, and my septum shakes violently when i blow my nose, could I have a septal perforation?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Is it possible to perforate my septum by continuously picking off scabs that keep reforming?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is a deviated nasal septum?
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What happens during a nasal septum repair?
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What is a deviated nasal septum caused by?
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What are the symptoms of a deviated nasal septum?
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A 46-year old asked:
Deviated nasal septum ( right side ), what to do?
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What are common causes of a deviated nasal septum?
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What are some remedies for a deviated nasal septum?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Does deviated septum cause post nasal drip and how?
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What can be done to correct a deviated nasal septum?
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What can a crooked nasal septum or deviated septum cause?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: nasal septum repair?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can there be some natural way to fix my deviated nasal septum?
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I want to know if a deviated nasal septum regrow after removal?
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