A 44-year-old salesman presented to his family physician with chronic difficulty breathing through the right nostril. He stated that, perhaps 10 years ago, he collided hard with a friend while playing ...

A deviated septum refers to a displacement of the thin wall within the nose that separates the nasal cavity. An estimated 80 percent of people in the United States (U.S.) do not have a straight nasal ...

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 ...

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Adults with nasal obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum fare better after septoplasty than with medical management, according to a multicentre study conducted by UK researchers. When the ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirair™, an early-stage company pioneering minimally invasive solutions that help ENTs advance care for their patients, today announced the appointment ...

Surgery to straighten a crooked septum (the thin wall of bone and cartilage dividing the space between the two nostrils) is more effective than nasal sprays, and should be offered to adults with at ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spirair, Inc., an early-stage company developing minimally invasive solutions to help ENTs improve patient care, today announced the publication of the ...

CHICAGO – A new laser procedure that requires only local anesthetic is effective in treating nasal passageway obstructions associated with a deviated nasal septum, according to an article in the ...