Deviated Nose Septum, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

A deviated nose septum is a disorder in which the nasal septum (the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity of the nose) is substantially off center, or crooked, making breathing difficult.
Most people have some form of difference in the size of their right and left nasal passages.
Only the more severe differences cause considerable breathing disorders and need treatment.
The deviated nose septum can be observed when the delicate wall (nasal wall) of nose between the nostrils is displaced to any side
It can be seen that the wall of nose dislocated or different causes the nasal entrance smaller.
When a deviated nose septum is severe, it is able to obstruct any side of one's nose and reduce the airflow which results in breathing difficulty.
The effect of dryness in air flowing through nose is another indication of deviated nose septum which induces the encrustation and loss of blood in some people.
Nasal blockage can occur from these abnormal deviations from swelling of the tissues covering the nose or from either of the two.
Causes:
Congenital: occurs at birth
Injury: collision, contact body sports
Children are more vulnerable to such deviations as the bones are still soft.
As the body becomes older, the structure of the nose is likely to get affected even more and produces a worst situation
It causes acute nasal blockage as the nasal passage becomes narrow due to the dislocation.
Symptoms:
In most cases of deviated nose septum there is almost no indication of any form.
The most frequent symptom of a deviated nose septum is nasal congestion, with one side of the nose being more congested than the other, along with difficulty breathing.
Frequent Nosebleeds
Facial pain
Headache
Postnasal drip
Loud breathing and snoring during sleep
Obstructive sleep apnea
Some people have the habit of sleeping on one particular side.
They feel free flow of air during sleeping on that side.
Diagnosis:
The doctor normally sprays a decongestant spray in to the nose before and after the examination
Endoscopic examination of the nose is done
Any deviation of the septum is seen easily
Initial Treatment
The treatment for deviated nose septum may start with treating the obvious symptoms of the disorder such as swollen lining in the nose resulting in the drainage obstruction in the nose.
The doctor may use these medicines for deviated nose septum at the start:
A decongestant may be given to reduce the swollen nose tissue.
It assists to open the passage of the nose properly and let air enter through both holes
Decongestant is available in both spray and tablet form.
Any incorrect dosages can lead to the dependency on the decongestant and involve the heart rate or the blood pressure.
During initial treatment, doctors normally also give antihistamines to counter the nasal allergies.
Some antihistamines have more effect on the body and make it drowsy so activities like driving should be avoided under such situations.
On many occasions doctors use nasal steroid sprays to reduce the inflammation in the nasal passage.
It should be well noted that medicines can only fix this problem temporarily and not permanently.
If medicines alone do not provide adequate relief, a surgical procedure called septoplasty may be needed to correct a crooked septum and improve breathing.
Septoplasty is the frequent surgery for the correction of deviated nose septum when there is no successful effect is noticed with the medicines
It is the most frequent way to correct any displacement in the nasal wall of small or big type
Reshaping the Nose or Rhinoplasty is often done along with septoplasty to reshape the nose for deviated nose septum.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Deviated Nose Septum
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Sep 27, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370269570

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Deviated Nose

Septum,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2017 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Deviated Nose Septum, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 amazon kindle books and 200 into Smashwords.com eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Deviated Nose Septum

I have a deviated nose septum as a result of boxing with my brother while in my teens.

Fortunately it is only slight but it is enough to cause blockage when I catch a cold.

What is Deviated Nose Septum?

A deviated nose septum is a disorder in which the nasal septum (the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity of the nose) is substantially off center, or crooked, making breathing difficult.

Most people have some form of difference in the size of their right and left nasal passages.

Only the more severe differences cause considerable breathing disorders and need treatment.

The deviated nose septum can be observed when the delicate wall (nasal wall) of nose between the nostrils is displaced to any side.

It can be seen that the wall of nose dislocated or different causes the nasal entrance smaller.

When a deviated nose septum is severe, it is able to obstruct any side of one's nose and reduce the airflow which results in breathing difficulty.

The effect of dryness in air flowing through nose is another indication of deviated nose septum which induces the encrustation and loss of blood in some people.

Nasal blockage can occur from these abnormal deviations from swelling of the tissues covering the nose or from either of the two.

The treatment to cure nasal blockage may involve medicines to reduce the inflation or sticky strips that may help in clearing the entrance of the nose.

To improve this displacement of nasal septum, surgery on the deviation is essential.

The nasal septum is the wall separating the cavity of nose into two parts, made of middle sustaining bone and cartilage and enclosed with mucous membrane from each side.

Incidence

80% of people, most not knowingly, have some form of misalignment to their nasal septum.

If one has this kind of disorder, it means one's septum is deviated and hence the name is deviated nose septum.

Otolaryngologists (specialist doctors of ear, nose and throat or ENT) believed that the nasal wall is deviated to some extent in more than 80 % of the people.

What are the causes of Deviated Nose Septum?

Causes

A deviated nose septum normally happens when the thin