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Old 15th Jun 2014, 11:57
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Can't tell you about Indian medicals but a deviated septum will cause a consistent blockage of the nose on the side it deviates to. If you have an infection or other causes of a blocked nose which lead to swelling of the lining you may notice it more, but otherwise it cannot change because it is hard bone!!!!

Treatment is a simple operation called a septoplasty where the bone that is deviated is straightened. Takes 15 minutes under a general anaesthetic, home the same day, then a week of a blocked nose.

All you need is a septoplasty so beware doctors advising a turbinectomy which removes the leaf like turbinates in the nose. This can cause significant bleeding

Beware too doctors telling you to also have a rhinoplasty which is a much bigger operation and is rarely necessary.
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