If you have no major nasal trauma listen to this guy. Many ENTs try to sell and market a septoplasty and turbinate reduction combo. Don't be fooled or worse being persuaded into having a unnecessary nasal surgery leading to severe complications that are not discussed.

@mathfrom0to96

2 ай бұрын

Even if you do have trauma, the septum would get scrunched up at most, not a left/right deviation... High palate is therefore likely the cause

I wake up every morning feeling like I have a mild cold that slowly goes as the morning goes on. Any ideas what might be causing it?

@kingskeletal5791

2 жыл бұрын

maybe sleep apnea

@alecstraker2392

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingskeletal5791 dosent sleep apnea have causes

@BenedictaXValentina

2 жыл бұрын

Could be a reaction to mouldy or your environment (like spores from dust, allergy perhaps)?

@mishrarajul

2 жыл бұрын

It happens to everyone just some observe it more than others

Thanks Dr Park, Thats wonderful information to know.

dude an old school, informed, no bs doc

1:44 "the more crooked your septum is the less turbinate congestion you need to stuff up your nose"....is he confused ? thought he said it was a myth

Oh shit you right. I was thinking my issues were from my deviated septum but I’ve had it my whole life but ive stopped doing sports and now i cant breathe well from both nostrils. Thx for helping me find that out

I have a thin nose with a bump ( inherited) doctor found out I have a deviated septum. It’s been over a year of fighting congestion and unable to blow my nose. I hope this works

Binge watching all your videos , looking for info on thyroid and adrenal fatigue relationship with sleep apnea

How do you feel about removing inferior turbinates? How do you feel about Empty Nose Syndrome? I don't think you mentioned inflammation from diet causing sinus issues.

Wow you just described my whole problem

I need help! Dr.. I had 3 teeth removed after 10k of dental wrk. I had severe pain in what I thought was the teeth. All xrays showed normal. W in wks.. I was having nose bleeds and my food is now COMING OUT MY NOSE. Along w PAIN off the charts. Inow have a mass near the tooth extraction(, been to 7 dental surgeons and had 4 surgeries). They now are sending me to an ENT. What the heck is wrong? They did say perforated septum

Well I know for a fact I have one as you can see it and also came up on my CT scan! And been giving me a load of sinus problems over the years!

Point is DS's tend me make common problems a lot worse. If you have two pipes unblocked then that would be ideal. But if you had two pipes with both congested and one restricted mechanically then obviously that would cause huge flow issues.

It's not a myth when competent ENT Doctors confirm I have a deviated nasal septum, right side. I decline surgery to correct the deviation as I breathe and sleep well with nasal dilators. I have no nose bleed problems & seldom any congestion.

@Rriez15

5 ай бұрын

Did it change the shape of ur nose ?

@edhensley7082

4 ай бұрын

@@Rriez15 I did not have surgery. Nasal dilators, either the external nose strips, such as Breathe Rite or internal dilators do not change nose shapes but simply open wider nasal passages, when used.

I was attack by 2 big tall guys, punched in the temporal bone, I went completely dead in that ear for 2 weeks at least right after. Fast forward 2 years later I still have an issue where when I chew or lift weights my left ear will get slightly deaf until if I'm done and it settles down. My Dr wants me to get a deviated septum surgery but I know that's not right. It feels like my eustachian tube just isn't working properly. I have difficulty popping the left ear but right ear is easy. I know it's something from the injury and the eustachian tube

What about sleep issues? Can a deviated septum cause breathing issues and sleep issues? Such as open mouth breathing making sleep light and in refreshing ?

@csyd22

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@grzegorz16100

2 жыл бұрын

If you have a deviated septum your upper jaw is most likely underdeveloped and your pallete grew up instead of laterally and that is why. So yes - if you have a deviated septum you are most likely having problems but making it straight won't help a lot.

@DoubtingThomas333

2 жыл бұрын

@@grzegorz16100 if its over 50% deviated and your turbinates are large (usually the inferior), I'd say do very conservative procedures for turbinate reduction first, for which if that works out fine, don't bother getting the septum restructured. I had septoplasty and turbinate submucosal resectioning, and I would say the recovery is worst for the septum repair job. I have pain in my top teeth, numbness as well, numbness in my top lip and the whole of my nose. I also feel like I can't smell as well as normal and I can't sense air very well ATM either. Its only been 30 days but I've had no change in symptoms from my septum at least, which is making me start to think maybe I'll always have some numbness and weird pain around my mouth and nose. Time will tell

I’ll be damned if this wasn’t interesting as hell

Nose middle portion devietion main cause of many years of sleeping on heighten pillows as pressure build-up middle of the nose septum with same direction sleeping....., for straight it needs to sleep on plain surface without pillows for some times , with appreciate opposite direction.. avoid surgery for many side effects as perforation and tear upto 2 pieces from middle portion stich , air feelings problems from scar tissue of turbinates and another rinoplsty surgery with huge risks ..after all it's all moneytery business , only gainer them ..

A lot of people in the comment area had their bubble burst - they hoped that fixing their septum will make their problems go away;)

I had no idea that nobody has a straight septum.

Well mine is terrible and I’m getting it fixed so we’ll see what happens.

informative

Can a deviated septum cause throat infections?

Do you just roll your eyes at the semantics of a deviated septum not necessarily being the true cause of symptoms and merely exacerbating them? kind of unnecessarily pedantic and condescending.

I cant stand this guy.

@grzegorz16100

2 жыл бұрын

Than sit.

what is the solution? Why give a presentation on a known and common problem,with no suggestions or no way for it to improve though?

@youtubesuckmydick9746

3 жыл бұрын

read the title smartass

@user-ef3ns8io5u

2 жыл бұрын

Fix gut issues and use a HEPA filter if environment is a factor. If you do not have facial trauma or born with an abnormally deviated septum don't fall into the sales pitch of getting your septum or turbinates reduced. Won't solve the main cause of your health problems and most likely cause other issues.

@juliemay9295

2 жыл бұрын

I have non allergic rhinitis and sleep apnea - using CPAP. But tiredness completely dominates my whole life. Now that I know what it is, looking back I can see that I've always been more tired than others and struggled with energy. I'm non responsive to prescribed or over the counter allergy medication and sprays. Dymista makes my nose bleed! ENT say my deviation and spur are 'probably not' to blame. So I'm just stuck now I guess. Always tired. 🤷

@MsJose809

2 жыл бұрын

Druid Daniels how you do this

@DoubtingThomas333

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliemay9295 maybe just a septoplasty would be worthwhile, only if its bad enough though. You should do saline rinses 3x a day minimum, use vitamin e nasal spray, camphor and eucalyptus with vitamin e nasal spray. Also a daily antihistamine tablet, or antihistamine nasal spray if you prefer. Using cpap humidification helps also. All of these things will help reduce the swelling of the turbinate mucosa tissue. BTW if your AHI's look okay, but you're still feeling unwell, get another sleep study. Consider asking a sleep specialist if they're willing to test you for narcolepsy. There may be a whole bunch of differential diagnosis that needs done, before saying it's all because of sleep apnoea. Consider the use of provigil/nuvigil if everything checks out as okay. It can really help people like you. I've had sleep apnoea all my life BTW.

There's amazing clarity here--in under 4:00 minutes. Thank you!

One thing for sure is that the s bend in my septum makes it easier for my nose to get blocked off by internal swelling where the narrowings are.

I had 2 deviated septum surgeries and turnbonectomy(sp?) second for scar tissue and I had pulled out a stitch. thanks no more sinus pain or infections. Worth it! My nose was numb for 6 months but worth it in the long run.

Ever since I had bone loss in my jaw due to an autoimmune disease my nasal symptoms have gotten worse each year. It seems as if this has gradually caused the structures inside my nose to collapse. What do you think can be done to correct that problem? I was told by an ENT that I have a pretty badly deviated septum. I used to just have nasal congestion when first waking up in the morning but now my face hurts most of the day and the congestion doesn't ever fully clear. Is there another procedure to fix this other than regular septum surgery? Me and my doctors are having quite a hard time figuring this out. I want to find the best option and solve the whole problem if possible in case there are several factors involved.

While I do respect the "debunk" here, I always take results over word of mouth. All of those symptoms listed off in the beginning have been fixed by people I know (including myself) with a septoplasty. Obviously it doesn't work for everyone, but that is no reason to roll your eyes and be ignorant.

@misslee6788

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@1998bulby

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you, he gives me the impression that he is ignorant in this vid because I have heard of people who did surgery to fix the nasal septum deviation and they have had positive results, most of the symptoms were gone.

@bigboy2217

3 жыл бұрын

He said symptoms were from a combination of factors, one of which is a deviated septum. It could very well be that alleviating one of the factors is enough to pass a threshold that feels asymptomatic for people who’ve had a DS their whole life. But it’s better to holistically understand problems so that you may find many solutions or even further optimize. You might be allergic to things around you like pollen for example, and fixing your DS could be one step towards actually clearing up your breathing long term.

Yeah, it's called see a REAL ENT, have him/her diagnose the problem to learn if you are a candidate for surgery & if so, have it done. I had so many sinus infections prior to my surgery some 20+yrs ago I had become immune to many reg & high-dose antibiotics. Afterwards, I could breath & within 10yrs I was no longer immune to high-dose & 10yrs later I can take standard antibiotics depending on infection w/o fear of maxing out where no AB will work. My surgery was worth it, I'd do it again.

great video....i had a deviated septum had surgery for it which actually made my condition worse...my septum deviated even more.The surgeon actually operated on the wrong nostril..two years later had the same surgery done over again by another surgeon hoping that this guy knew what he was doing...it worked the second time...very painful and uncomfortable surgery but now i can enjoy the rest of my life!!!!

@doctorstevenpark Thanks for sharing very instructive and helpful .My doc recommended this procedure and asked that I call him when ready. I been on afrin spray for a while, if not, It will swell make me snore and next day I will be fatigued absent and all that crap. So my fear is empty nose syndrome if I get the surgery. How do they determine how much cartridge to remove. I would appreciate your response. Thanks doc.

i had a deviated septum and then i had surgery and after the surgery i still cannot breath and it has been four years since the surgery !!!!!!!! i have been taking afrin to breath at night i cannot go back to the doctor because i have no insurance yeah that is how it is but i am not complaining

Thanks for the video, Dr Park. My mother had a septoplasty and it did very little. I have nasal problems also. Thanks.

Thanks for the video!!

@jimmicreesti haha well that's good news. it looks like i need mine out as well, what was the recovery like? how long did it take for you to get back to normal?

Great Video Dr. Park! I think I am having sleep apnea from this problem. I have had LOTS of trauma to my nose, and i wake up gasping. That vacuum effect you describe is crazy! Can this cause reflux symptoms?

Hey! SSJ32GOHAN did you're surgery solve the chronic sinusitis that you had for 11 years? I just had the surgery 3 days ago for the same issue and was wondering how the surgery worked for you.

1:59 ear phoness? Whats that? I have problems with this and I get tingling and numbness in my left ear, is that what it is? I was researching and it seems constant with nerve damage.

Question: I have a quiet voice, when I try to talk loudly it feels like I'm running up against a wall. It feels like the sounds energy is having a hard time leaving my face and I think I can feel the reverberation from it. It goes without saying that I stay quiet in moderate to loud places. Is this caused by a deviated septum? Is there any medical condition like DS that would cause my seemingly abnormal quiet voice? Thank you!

@jimmicreesti serious question, how in the world would having your tonsils removed improve breathing through your nose?

when I was a kid playing tag I got headbutted had my first nosebleed ever since my nose whistle when I exhale its even harder to breath at night

Great video.

i am currently undergoing neurocranial construction and it is actually aligning my deviated septum (x ray shows it is deviated). i have had a number of accidents, even have a scar on my nose from one of many accidents and it is getting straighter. as a child, my nose was straight and now it is crooked, due to accidents. can you explain?

@trwilli24 honestly, i don't know. one of the things i noticed post-op was when i was drinking with my head tilted forward slightly that some was coming out my nose. I thought 'that's new' and looked it up. Removal of adenoids seemed the answer. But I asked my surgeon and he said he hadn't , checked my nose breathing with a spatula and said i had good airways through my nose. Trust me, it was the very first thing I noticed, that I could breathe in through my nose 10x better whilst on the bed....

Hey Doc. I was wondering, I had a rhinoplasty about 4 years ago. Everything went well for about the first two years. But recently the side on which my nose was operated on is getting stuffed to the point were I can only breathe through one nostril again. Why is this happening?

Nasal strips can help for sleep. The best is probably nasal reconstructive surgery. Ever since I broke my nose in rugby and can't breath out of my left nostrils and lots of stuff hasn't been the same. There are also surgeries that can widen the nasal passage.

@ABurntPenguin same here, apparently when i hit puberty my septum grew crooked which made my right nostril almost completely closed at the top, which maked post nasal drip 24/7, headaches, stomachaches, bad breath, im getting surgery though on June 28, and I cannot wait

did yours fix the mucus problem? i have a deviated septum and had chronic sinusitis for 11 years, getitng surgery on my deviated septum next week

Then how come there are so many video's of people saying they had surgery for a deviated septum problem and they can breath so much better through their noses now? Many said they couldn't even breath through their noses or not much at all but can now. Its kind of hard to dismiss this as a myth when real people are putting on video's after their surgery saying how much better they are now.

Ok I understand everything you have said, I was born with a very noticeable deviated septum and it has been collapsing more throughout the years it to to the point now one nostril is closed off completely, it is just now starting to cause problems but I am petrified to get it fixed is it ok to just let it be?

I am having surgery Thursday to correct my deviated septum. It is pushed completely to the right after a punch I took as a boxer 20 years ago. I am a little nervous about it but it is long overdue.

@DoubtingThomas333

2 жыл бұрын

How are you now Mitch?

I tried to lay on my back but it's impossiple for me to fall asleep that way, allthough i allways seem to wake up on my back weird enough. I have a crooked nose with the septum pointing more left than normal i can feel that my right nostral is very sensitive and when the doctor put the periscope in there to check how it looked i fell very uncomfortable. I also have a huge wound in there and have been burned with acid twice by the doc to close it. But now it opened up again so i have to go 3rd

Doc, you really cleared my concern about about my nose. I have had a septum deviation corrected 20 years ago but I have found that I am unable to breathe well since the last 8 years and am not sleeping well. I don't have mucus or running nose. I just have a perpetually blocked nose. One ENT said it is allergic rhinitis and swollen turbinates which is the cause but the other ent said there is again a septum deviation and I can never breathe 100%. I really want to breathe and sleep well. Pleas guide

@gyanaranjan7525

3 жыл бұрын

How are you now

Part of the right side of my top nasal bone was broken off by a massive elbow when playing basketball. I can feel the void there. Breathing through the nose was never the same since. The nose looks perfectly straight externally, but internally, I believe the cartilage was shifted slightly left. Right nostril works fine, left is almost always feels permanently stuffed, and all sorts of sinus issues ensued.

@sooofunny37

Жыл бұрын

I hope u sued

these people just want nose-jobs. My septum was straight before being punched in the nose and I couldn't breathe through it anymore and it would fold in on one side. The surgeon made a correction but my septum is still very deviated. It was the recent tonsillectomy that has vastly improved my nasal breathing; I thought my adenoids must have been removed but my surgeon told me not.

What about those of us that have other nasal problems as well? Are we supposed to just deal with it?

@moonglow38 but in my case for example my septum is slightly deviated but my turbinates are huge. Still like half of the doctors want to fix the septum. It quite an intense Operation considering they take about 1min to look up the nose and decide.

Thank you Excellent video

so what's the status? did surgery help? i need it too.

so is it a good thing to do? i snore bad and breath super heavy when i sleep. i would be pissed if i have post nasal drip and all that. i had that once real bad when i was sick. it was disgusting.

However if your nose is visually crooked you have a septum that would be considered out of normal proportion .

@ABurntPenguin honestly i don't know what its called but I think they are putting a splint in it to pull it more to the other side, and thanks

i had the surgery a few days ago... i feel like crap. nose is full of blood, painful to touch my nose. my whole face is aching.. and my top teeth are numb as well.. this is supposed to last 2-4 weeks but when it goes its supposed to be amazing... i am only 4 days after surgery so i have a while to go yet..

@jokerios9460

6 ай бұрын

How are you now sir ?

id say anyone with dental crowding will also have turbinate dysfunction to some degree.

@FlashCave31

2 жыл бұрын

Why?

@benh4222

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlashCave31 under developed mid face

@tamerofhorses2200

2 жыл бұрын

Underdeveloped jaws rather. The underdevelopment of the facial structures, especially the maxilla, causes BOTH dental crowding and nasal problems.

What I want to know most is, when you have the surgery for a deciated septum, will it change the shape of your nose? I would want my nose to look the same as it does now.

@Pamcakes680 i agree with that i have same problems with my throat and tongue i feel that my dislodged vertebrea in caused by this problem

WHY WONT HE BLINK?

Is is now known exactly what chemical material in sinus that makes them swell or lack in folks who experience swelling of sinuses-thank you!!

1:34 HE BLINKED!! IMPOSSIBRU!!!

So you're saying that no deviation merits surgery and there are no positive results that come from a septoplasty?

very insightful

@TTibble he is programmed to blink appx. once every 10 seconds..if he is running on a low battery...it will actually throw the timing off and extend the time in between blinks..

My grandpa, dad, and I have pretty bad deviated septem. I find it very hard to breath and 24/7 my nose and throat are full of mucus. I can't sleep or even smell near as well as I could years ago. I have to lay on my back just so I can breathe a little better. Nasal sprays don't work. Nothing else I've tried does but I'm afraid to get a surgery because people say all it does is make your face ache and fill your nose with blood. What can I do to help?

@DoubtingThomas333

2 жыл бұрын

You still here? I can give you some advice, I just had the surgery

@jokerios9460

6 ай бұрын

​@@DoubtingThomas333please give some tips 😂

@DoubtingThomas333

6 ай бұрын

@@jokerios9460 if you have a minor deviation... Don't have your septum straightened. If you want to deal with your turbinates... Just a submucosal reduction... Whatever is the more medically evidenced technique for the best way to go about reducing your inferior turbinates. It's almost been 2 years now, and my nose is still great. The pain from surgery is meh... Maybe a week or so of deep face pain, but if you take round the clock paracetamol, you'll be fine.

My deviated septum became worse last year after falling on my face. Now I can barely breathe outta my nose.

@moonglow38 tt would be because in their cases it was the cause of breating obstruction,not in every case wich is wat tis doc is saying.Also,bear in mind thtat some nose ops invilve widening the internal nasal valve with grafts

@trwilli24 not gonna lie. 1st 2 days no problem, still high. I had my Tramadol (painkillers & serotonin release agent - think E), Diplofenac (anti-inflammatory) and Co-Dydramol (Codein painkillers). I kept knocking myself out on Tramadol - fun! Eating and drinking water then got progressively harder. I'd cut out the drugs by the end-of-the-week though I should have kept on the Diplofenac - that was my mistake. (My mum explnd it better). I'm 33 - 2to3 weeks sort of. You still recover after ths

I just had septoscopy done last week. im having a hard time with the general anesthesia. Im supposed to go back to work tomorrow but theres no way i can drive. I wonder how much longer will it take for me. tomorrow it will be 7 days. I have no more sick days. im really wondering if this was worth it.

@moonrice555

8 жыл бұрын

+Vivian Castro Wow. Shit. Sorry to hear that. I just talked to a woman who forgot her pin number after surgery and believes it was the anesthesia. I believe you. How are you doing now? I didn't do well with anesthesia, either---my main problem is that a week after the surgery, I'm still all congested. How long before you could breathe?

@rishipalbhatia

7 жыл бұрын

Vivian Castro hope you're doing well. Would you like to share your experience since last year?

I am this guy. Crooked nose, flimsy nostrils and narrow breathing paths. I'm just getting over sinusitis. Second time in my life. I'm 36 though and doc said this is pretty good for your age. Any tips for me doc? Great vid thanks.

My left nostril feels weird, but only when I'm conscious of it, or when I get cold, allergies, ect. As with most people, checked out the doctor who said it was severe. He literally told me to wait until I get into a more important accident to fix it, otherwise it's a waste of money lol. man I could start a long rant on healthcare... I wonder if this may be the cause of more high-pitched voice?

even depression can cause nasal congestion. .....serotonin medication helps a lot

This is awesome! Man, if I knew you I'd buy you an egg roll for sure.

You roll your eyes "internally"?

it has cured peoples snoring.. it has done nothing for others also. and i would imagine it would only have a chance of working for u if u sleep with your mouth closed.

I have a deviated septum... and thats why I can't breath. My scans of the inside of my passageways look like a "Z". I would have a hard time believing the "doctor" could honestly tell me that my deviated septum has nothing to do with my breathing.

I've had a severely deviated septum for a decade. So bad that you can see my septum by looking up my left nostril. I don't have any congestion but when I get sinusitis it takes me a month to recover. 2 weeks of Augmentin followed by 2 weeks of Avalox with Hydromet Syrup and Vicodin PRN for crippling sinus pain. I'm just about to make the Avalox switch and I cannot stop the post nasal drip. Kill me please! J/K...

I think i have a Deviated Septum but i dont really know sometimes my left nose is blocked then its my right because it changes sides from time to time and i cant smell nothing at all only when am sick it goes away and i can smell though both of my noses

@brandoncrawford1089

10 жыл бұрын

yeah man

@b0sc0

10 жыл бұрын

I just found out I had a deviated septum and he said that it can go back and forth blocking one nostril one day and the other the next.

@honeyhoney-by5hr

3 жыл бұрын

Both our lungs are of not same size

@brandoncrawford1089

3 жыл бұрын

7 years ago this was posted, I was a baby!

I'm wondering the same thing.

but my breathing problems aren't from the nostril. it seems like its more on the bridge of my nose

Oh, and he said we should discuss surgical options

lol @ roll your eyes "internally," sure doc do that.

dude you need to fix that the whole point of the nose is to be able to breathe

i cant breath good at all and doc says i have a deviated septum. he was honest since he would not do a rhinoplasty

You say no-one has a straight septum...I do :) I had the surgery septoplasty,. And turbinate reduction

@KirkLee1983

10 жыл бұрын

I use too have to crack the right Side of my nostril when I would wake up to breathe.. I literally would push till I heard a crack, then I could breathe well again.

@mrt445

9 жыл бұрын

i had the surgery and absolutely nothing changed from before.

@k2hbu749

8 жыл бұрын

+mr t What was wrong with you're nose before you got the surgery?

@KirkLee1983

8 жыл бұрын

why did you want a turbinate reduction??

@KirkLee1983

8 жыл бұрын

they shrink it down with a hot poker thing.. they jam it into the turbinates and they shrink they never cut them

My right nostril is misshapen. Uh my septum or that ball in both nose holes isn't really present in the right hole

He's always semi-blinking.

I'm guessing this guy has never had a deviated septum.Never been hit in the nose,hell probably never been in a fight never did a sport.But yet has a big observation on this topic,something he read out of a medical book.

@benzedrex

7 жыл бұрын

K2 HBU In some case you need to work on nasal sept. Just in some case. Actually a lot of doctors work on a barely deviated nasal septum.

Do not confuse the two words: "perfect" and "proper." Perfect leads to destruction. Proper leads to function. :)