Most of us are totally unaware of this medical condition! Here you can learn about deviated nasal septum, it's causes, symptoms and cure.

1. DEVIATED NASALSEPTUM
[DNS]

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OVERVIEW:
NasalSeptumdeviationisa
physicaldisorderofthenosewherethe
septumissignificantlyoff-centered,
displacedorcrooked.
Septumisathincartilagethatliesinthe
centerofournoseanddividesthenostrils.
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• A condition present at birth. In some
cases, a deviated septum occurs
during fetal development or due to
injury during childbirth.
• Injury to the nose. It can also be the
result of injury occurred while playing
contact sports.
• Heredity
• Tumor, mass or polyp in the nose.
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CAUSES:

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Symptoms:
• Obstruction of one or both nostrils.
• Recurrent Sinus
• Nosebleeds
• Facial pain.
• Noisy breathing during sleep
• Awareness of the nasal cycle.
• Preference for sleeping on a particular side.
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• Dry mouth, due to chronic mouth breathing
• A feeling of pressure or congestion in your
nasal passages
• Disturbed sleep
• Recurrent sinus
• Asthma
• Difficult in breathing(mouth breathing)
• Middle ear infection
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COMPLICATIONS:

6. TREATMENT
Minor DNS with no complications require no
treatment. But, when the deviation is severe,
causing nasal obstruction, a surgery called
septoplasty is the only procedure to
straighten the septum.
-It is done under general anesthesia and nearly
costs around Rs 50,000-80000 in Nepal.
-It’s a minor surgery for doctors which takes
around 30min-90 min.
-The success rate of primary septoplasty varies
from 43% to 85%.
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SANDHYA DEVKOTA
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