Having a hard time breathing through one nostril? You might have a deviated septum—but does that mean you need surgery? ENT specialist Marc Error, MD, explains what causes a deviated septum, how to ...

Surgery to straighten a deviated nasal septum, also known as septoplasty, is worthwhile. Patients with a deviated (crooked) septum breathe more easily after this operation and their quality of life ...

Don’t believe everything you see on TikTok — the deviated septum trend is totally deceptive. We’ve all had dreams of altering our features to disguise insecurities. Some of us even do it from time to ...

Your nose is front and center on your face. It serves many functions, including humidifying and cleaning the air you breathe; delivering tone to your voice; and providing a sense of smell, which is ...

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Jan 20, 2016) - Septoplasty or Deviated Septum Surgery is a term for the surgery that must be performed to correct a deviated septum in the nose, and this surgery is ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) may partially cover the costs of a septoplasty procedure when medically necessary. Part A will pay for inpatient procedures, while Part B will pay for outpatient ones ...

A deviated septum, or nasal septum deviation (NSD), is when the septum (the thin wall separating the two nasal passageways in the nose) is off-center. A deviated septum curves to one side, making one ...

A deviated septum is when the nasal septum is off-center, making one air passage smaller than the other. This can cause headaches and other symptoms. The nasal septum is a wall of cartilage and bone ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...