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Nasal Septum Deviation

Hi,

I have a deviation in my nasal septum and my ENT doctor recommended to have septoplasty. But i am afraid of having surgery. So, what happens if i left it untreated without having the surgery. What will happen? Will i get any hearing loss in long?

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Permalink Reply by JAVERIA FIRDOUS on June 3, 2013 at 12:09am

hello,as u have mentioned.....ur doctor has suggested surgery.....that means DNS in u is causing symptom coarsely.......!according to a study[survey]....normally DNS is common in 44.5 pcnt of population.....and itz disturbing only if it has adverse effects[such as.....

..sleeping apnoea....improper drainage of sinuses...bleeding nose etc...tese can lead to further complication...as in;nasal heamatoma......or adhesions and synichiae b/w nasal mucosa...]and the trtmnt depends....upon ur sign and symptoms...and thier severity....all the best!

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Permalink Reply by afeef sofean on June 3, 2013 at 12:22am

surgical indication only in symptomatic pts as recurrent nasal obstruction ,infection , headache . and ear problem and this depend on type of deviation . but you this symptom do surgery it easy and simple and recover rapidly within a week insha allah

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Permalink Reply by Drsantoshmathapati on June 4, 2013 at 6:32am

Take HOMOEOPATHIC medicine , please write in detail about your suffering , I will suggest you medicine .,,u need not to go for surgery

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Permalink Reply by Joe Fisher on July 17, 2013 at 10:45pm

Hi DJ,

As Javeria Firdous mentioned, many people have a deviated nasal septum (some sources say 8 out of 10 people) but only a minority of them suffer from any discomfort or symptoms. I have a severely deviated nasal septum that makes nasal breathing, especially at night, a problem (one or both nostrils blocked or severely congested).

I did have septoplasty 5 years back and it helped a bit, but not enough to allow me to breathe and sleep properly through the night. My surgeon said that the failure rate for septoplasty is quite high (close to 50 pct). Today I use an internal nasal dilator (Respifacile), which opens my nostrils sufficiently despite my deviated septum to allow me to sleep well through the night. Depending on how you are affected that could help. Not aware of any issue around hearing loss long-term.