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Is Surgery Recommended For Deviated Septum While Having Recurrent Sinusitis?
well..... I am thinking about having sinus surgery. Last year I had a Reoccurring sinus infection for 5 months, was on 5 months of antibiotics.In May this year I saw a specialist and he said to have surgery - I have a deviated septum. Im not thrilled about surgery and am a little sceptical it will solve my problem
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
A deviated septum is one of the differential diagnosis of chronic sinusitis,although clinical symptoms might differ slightly.A deviated septum commonly presents as one sided nasal blockade,rarely a grossly deviated septum can cause obstruction of sinus drainage system.In such cases you should go for septoplasty surgery.To rule out sinus pathology,CT scanning of nose and sinuses is an option
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