Having a hard time breathing through one nostril? You might have a deviated septum—but does that mean you need surgery? ENT specialist Marc Error, MD, explains what causes a deviated septum, how to ...

Surgery was more effective than medical management for patients with nasal obstruction associated with septal deviation, the multicenter NAIROS trial found. Patient-reported Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 ...

Surgery to straighten a deviated nasal septum, also known as septoplasty, is worthwhile. Patients with a deviated (crooked) septum breathe more easily after this operation and their quality of life ...

Q: My husband has a deviated septum. The condition runs in his family, and both his mother and uncle had unsuccessful surgeries to correct theirs. As a result, he refuses to consider surgery. What can ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) may partially cover the costs of a septoplasty procedure when medically necessary. Part A will pay for inpatient procedures, while Part B will pay for outpatient ones ...

Adults with nasal obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum fare better after septoplasty than with medical management, according to a multicentre study conducted by UK researchers. When the ...

1. Can a deviated septum worsen over time? While a deviated septum is usually a stable structural condition, its symptoms can worsen over time due to aging-related changes, recurring nasal injuries, ...

A team of medics from RUDN University conducted an experiment on rats and confirmed that surgeries in the nasal cavity can cause behavioral changes, namely, make the animals timider. This effect is ...

Nasal septum deviation may occur in about 4 in 10 patients after undergoing orthognathic surgeries to correct the position of the maxilla and skeletal malocclusions, according to a study published on ...

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving wasn't inside TD Garden for the team's Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, but had a valid reason for his absence. Irving underwent nasal surgery a few ...