Sinus infections affect millions of people every year, with allergy season aggravating them even more. Thankfully, there are a variety of surgical sinus procedures that provide permanent relief. However, how do you know which one is right for you? Keep reading to find...
If you’ve been diagnosed with a deviated septum, you are probably intimately familiar with how the condition can disrupt your life. This type of defect isn’t life-threatening, but it can cause acute or chronic discomfort, nasal congestion or complete obstruction,...
Recurring sinus infections are common, extremely painful, and challenging to prevent or without accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. For many, it’s easy to fall prey to the false sense of security with disappearing symptoms only to end up shocked and dismayed when...
The nose has two nostrils that are divided by a partition made of bone and cartilage, known as the septum. This wall doesn’t usually create two perfectly symmetrical nostrils. Instead, it causes a mismatch in size where one nasal airway is bigger. Normally, a deviated...
The nasal septum is the thin wall of cartilage between the two nasal passages. Many people have a deviated septum, which is when the septum is displaced or off-center. This makes one nasal passage smaller than the other or can make both passages blocked, if the...
The thin wall of bone and cartilage that divides your nose into left and right nasal passages is known as the septum. It can become deviated when it is displaced or off-center, making one of your nasal passages narrower than the other or making it shaped improperly. A...
