Septoplasty; You May Not Know About It But You May Need It

 

There is a thin cartilage that separates the nostrils in the nasal anatomy and becomes crooked or inclined towards one side. This is called a deviated septum. The septum regulates the airflow from the nose into the lungs. The septum transfers the air directly into the lungs and helps the air to lose its path. 

Now, this deviation in the septum is often observed at birth itself. Sometimes, an injury directly related to the nose could cause deviation in the septum such as contact sports or motor vehicle accidents. 

How to identify a deviated septum:

·         Inability to get a good sleep

·         Feeling of constant obstruction of the nasal passage

·         Noisy breathing due to swelling of the nose from one side

·         Preference of sleeping on a particular side due to comfort

·         Nosebleeds due to dryness caused by a deviated septum

A septoplasty is performed inside your nose to straighten the deviated septum. Your septum is physiologically about 7 centimetres long in adults, and consists of bone and cartilage. It separates the inside of your nose into two chambers, or nostrils.

Septoplasty is a minor, low risk procedure with a week of recovery time prescribed in most cases. But since this surgery requires an incision, septoplasty complications are present but none that are severe. Some of them may be bleeding, numbness, infection, scarring, and perforation in your septum. 

Post a septoplasty surgery, it is common to feel mild to moderate discomfort and pain. Many people feel some pain and pressure around the eyes, on the forehead, across the cheeks and the upper teeth. But the benefit of this procedure outweigh all the rest because it can assist you in sleeping better, eliminate snoring, helps with breathing problems, allows better sinus drainage and many more advantages in its favour.

Sohana Hospital Mohali has a team of highly qualified doctors in the field of ENT medicine. Your nose is what allows air to filter out any debris and humidify the air that goes inside your lungs. You deserve nothing but the best, and Sohana Hospital provides complete medical treatments and services for Ear, Nose & Throat Disorders. Our ENT Department offers best in class ENT services under one roof. The department is equipped with the best in class state of the art technology to treat patients suffering from complicated and simple head and neck, ear, nose, throat, and skull-based issues. Sohana ENT department provides nose block treatment options with affordable and best-in-class treatment with the help of advanced facilities and world-class technology. The department is the perfect fusion of human expertise and technology.