Septoplasty - Indications For Surgery
- A Septoplasty is done in the following situations,
- The most common symptom of badly deviated septum is difficulty breathing through the nose causing
- Mouth breathing,
- Snoring,
- Drooling during sleep,
- Change in voice,
- Decrease sense of smell and taste
- Sometimes sleep disturbances.
- The symptoms are usually worse on one side, and sometimes occur on the side opposite the bend.
- In some cases the crooked septum can interfere with the drainage of the sinuses,
- resulting in repeated sinus infections.
- The septum may also need to be straightened in individuals undergoing sinus
- surgery just so that the instruments needed for this operation can be fit into the nasal cavity.
