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Nose Surgery Deviated Septum
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Question: I saw an second ENT specialist, the other was a ENT in plastic surgery
so I figured a 2nd opinion would not hurt.
She gave me a steroid shot of some type to see if that might help, but
said that it is unknown whether surgery would help or not.
My turbinates always seem to be swollen and I am not sure why, but
since I have apnea and hypoventilation, both requiring air, I will have
the surgery done just to make sure that it is not part of the problem.
Any thoughts?
Answer: I found my nose surgery to be not too bad. I had a deviated
septum repaired, mostly so the ENT could get into my sinuses to remove
a busload of nasal polyps. It was messy afterwards, but not especially
painful. If you are just having the turbinates reduced your surgery
will probably be much less trouble than mine. Just be sure you get an
ENT who knows sinus and nasal surgery. Mine was a specialist in this
area. "I don't do ears," he says. He was excellent. He diagnosed the
nasal polyps from across the room as he walked in. A CT scan proved
him right. But an earlier exam by another ENT (who did mostly plastic
surgery) failed to even consider nasal polyps or a CT scan. All he
wanted to do was fix the deviated septum.
I also think that Somnoplasty is used on turbinates.
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