Deviated septum: When the nasal septum – the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity of the nose in half – is significantly off center, or crooked, making it hard to breathe.

How to Approach Nasal Septal Deviations Gordon H. Sun, MD, MS December 21, 2015 0 Case: Difficult Nasal Breathing ...

A deviated septum is when the bone and cartilage that separate the nasal cavity — known as the nasal septum — are deviated (off-center). This septal tissue is the reason people have two nostrils.

To diagnose a deviated septum, your doctor first examines your nostrils with a nasal speculum. The doctor checks the septum’s placement and how it impacts the size of the nostrils.

Turbinate hypertrophy is also linked to a condition called septal deviation. Both conditions produce similar symptoms. A septal deviation occurs when the line of cartilage between the nostrils isn ...

Do you have trouble breathing from one, or both sides of your nose? Some might be born with it, or it could be a result caused by an accident to the nose. It’s a deviated septum—a destruction of the ...

Surgery > Otolaryngology Surgery Gets a Win for Clearing Nasal Obstruction — Septoplasty more effective than nasal spray management in people with a deviated septum by Elizabeth Short, Staff ...

A deviated septum refers to a displacement of the thin wall within the nose that separates the nasal cavity. An estimated 80 percent of people in the United States (U.S.) do not have a straight ...

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