Nasal septum deviation

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Nasal septum deviation or septal deviation ( DNS ) is a nose physical disorder, involving nasal septum displacement. Some displacements are common, affecting 80% of people, mostly unnoticed.

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Signs and symptoms

Only a more severe case of a deviant septum will cause symptoms of difficulty in breathing and requires treatment. Septum symptoms that deviate include infection of the sinus and sleep apnea, snoring, repeated sneezing, facial pain, nosebleeds, difficulty breathing and mild to lose the ability to smell.

The nasal septum is the bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils. Cartilage is called quadrangular cartilage and bone consisting of septum including maxillary peak, vomer and perpendicular plates of ethmoid. Usually, the septum is located at the center, and thus the nasal passages are symmetrical. The aberrant septum is an abnormal condition in which the top of the cartilage bulge tilts to the left or right, causing the obstruction of the affected nasal passages. This condition can cause poor sinus drainage. People can also complain of difficulty breathing, headache, bloody noses, or sleep disorders such as snoring or sleep apnea.

It is common for sept nasals to depart from the correct center line; the septum is only considered to deviate if the shift is large or causes problems. Many people with irregularities do not realize they have it until some pain is generated. By itself, the deviant septum can go undetected for years and thus without the need for correction.

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Cause

This is most often caused by a clash trauma, like a blow to the face. It can also be a congenital disorder, caused by compression of the nose during childbirth. Septum lonely is associated with disruption of genetic connective tissue such as Marfan syndrome, Homocystinuria and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

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Treatment

In mild cases, symptoms can be treated with drugs such as decongestants, antihistamines, and nasal sprays. The drug temporarily relieves the symptoms, but does not improve the underlying condition. Non-medical relief can also be obtained by using a nasal strip. Drugs for symptoms associated with a septal deviation are available in the form of a small surgical procedure known as septoplasty. The surgery is done quickly (lasting about 1 hour) and does not result in cosmetic changes or external scars. Recovery from the procedure can take anywhere from 2 days to 4 weeks to fully recover. The bone of the septum never grows again. If symptoms reappear they are not related to irregularities. The appearance of symptoms may be due to metaplasia of the nasal mucosa. Currently, the most gentle and effective is the septochondroplasty laser for septal bone segment disorders and ultrasound sepoplasty - effective for septal cartilage and bone deformation.

Complications of septoplasty

• Perforation of the nasal septum due to opposite bilateral flaps mucoperichondrial trauma.
• Septum hematoma and septal abscess.
• Adhesion and sinachia between the septal mucosa and lateral nasal wall.
• Saddle nose due to over-resection of the dorsal wall of septal cartilage.
• The tip of the nose falls due to caudal margin resection.

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See also

• Perforation of the nasal septum

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References

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External links

• Detailed description with image
• Deviated Septum Procedure with image

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