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Suggest Treatment For Breathing Issues When Diagnosed With Deviated Nasal Septum

Posted on Thu, 8 Jun 2017

Question: I have breathing problem.It seems there is some kind of blockage .I sleep with my mouth open.Recently I consulted with ENT doctor .She told me I will have to go through septoplasty.She told me that i have "Nasal Septum Deviation".How severe is this problem.Should i go through surgery.or should i take medicine?I have difficulty in speaking due to mucus stuck in nose sometime.I often breathe with my mouth.I am also very thin.I don't know if it has anything to do with nasal septum deviation.I weigh 54 kg.Please tell me about it?

The doctor told me I will have to go through "septoplasty ".Should i go through it?How severe is this problem.I have attached the image of CT Scan film in jpg format.

Answered by Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Deviated nasal septum

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to HealthcareMagic and thanks for putting up the query
Your CT pictures show that you have marked nasal septum deviation and even nasal mucosa hypertrophy causing severe nasal blockage.
Septoplasty is recommended in such cases.
You will definitely be benefited from the surgery. So you should go for it.
You can take nasal spray for some relief till you get yourself operate.
Any further questions are always welcome.
Take care
Thanks and regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy