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I read somewhere on Reddit or somewhere way back when about The nasal cycle where one nostril sort of constricting (just due to blood flow and normal sinus congestion) allows for optimal air flow and moisture in our nostrils.
The poster also said that if this regular nasal cycle resulted in being unable to breathe on one side, consistently, you have a deviated septum. I don't know if that's 100% true, but I 100% had a deviated septum.
Man was that recovery ever weird.
Those damn silicone tubes coming out was the single strangest feeling ever lmfao
Omg going into surgery my doctor told me I wouldn't need them so it was quite a surprise when they came out!
And yeah, it was hella weird. But I had probably the best sleep ever that night.
There was nothing like it.
However, that weekend I got ill. Ended up in the the ER with IV antibiotics, they couldn't see it on an X-ray, but I hand pneumonia. Thankfully those antibiotics cleared it completely in 5ish days but damn, there's not many times when you get taken by ambulance from one doctor office to another lol
My septum is very much deviated. I thought it's normal that I can't breathe half of the time. Turns out it's not normal and can be treated
Imo it's probably one of the best things I've ever done for my body that wasn't diet/exercise related. It was annoying and uncomfortable and being on downers always makes me a wreck, but once that fog cleared and my stents came out, I slept infinitely better, the orbital bones below my eye sockets aren't constantly sore, I don't take a constant stream of OTC allergy/sinus meds, and now, when I do take meds (very seldom - I think there were two days in the last year and a half that my post nasal drip needed help) they actually work.
I also had the procedure where they burn away a bit of the insides of your sinuses if they're too swollen. I don't remember what it's called anymore.
I'm due for the procedure in a few weeks. Glad to hear it's worth it!
Just had it done 3 weeks ago. Very much with it. Still recovering but like 90% healed and it's night and day. The worst part is the stents in your nostrils the first week. After that it just gets better and better.
They burn it?? Balloon sinuplasty kinda squishes it back down or something but I haven't heard about the burning procedure, eek
I looked it up. It's called a bilateral turbinate reduction. They don't burn anything, but they cut and scrape and shave down the turbinates in the nasal cavity.
I've been addicted to Oxymetazoline nasal spray (Afrin) for 24 years to solve this exact problem. Literally since I was a kid... How can I tell if my septum is deviated? Are there any obvious signs beyond struggling to breathe from one side or the other?