What symptom is nasal septum deflection

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You may not understand what the nasal septum deviation is. The simple and popular understanding is that the thing in the nasal septum is not in the normal position. Everyone has this symptom. It's just the severity of the disease. If the nasal septum deviation is serious, its harm is relatively easy. Now let's understand what symptoms the nasal septum deviation will have.

What symptom is nasal septum deflection

First: nasal obstruction is the most common symptom of nasal septum deviation, most of which are persistent nasal obstruction. "C" shape deviation or cristae process causes ipsilateral nasal obstruction, the contralateral nasal cavity undertakes the main ventilation function for a long time, the nasal mucosa continues to be in a state of hyperemia, resulting in inferior turbinate compensatory hypertrophy, also known as structural rhinitis, and then bilateral nasal obstruction. S-shaped deviation is mostly bilateral nasal obstruction. If patients with deviated nasal septum suffer from acute rhinitis, the nasal congestion is more serious, and it is not easy to recover. Severe nasal obstruction can also appear olfactory decline.

Second: headache, such as the compression of inferior turbinate or middle turbinate in the migraine area, can cause ipsilateral reflex headache. Heavy nasal congestion and headache. After intranasal instillation of vasoconstrictors or topical anesthetics, headache was relieved or disappeared.

Third: epistaxis: the site of epistaxis is often seen in the convex surface or spine, ridge, where the mucous membrane tension is large and thin, often directly stimulated by air flow and dust, mucous membrane is dry and scabby, which is prone to erosion. In addition, the blood supply of nasal septum soft tissue is rich, so it is easy to bleed. Blowing the nose, digging the nose or lowering the head is often the inducement. If epistaxis occurs in the age group over 50 years old and the vascular elasticity is poor, it is difficult to cure with vaseline gauze tamponade, and surgical resection and correction of deviation are needed. Sometimes epistaxis can also be seen in the concavity of nasal septum.

matters needing attention

Symptoms of adjacent organ involvement, such as high nasal septum deviation, can cause suppurative sinusitis or fungal infection. If it affects the ventilation and drainage of eustachian tube, it can cause tinnitus and ear closure. Long term nasal obstruction, mouth breathing, easy to catch a cold and upper respiratory tract infection, and can occur in sleep serious snoring.