Talk:Nasal septum deviation

Does
Does anyone know what exactly this technique known as "nasospecific" is about? By various descriptions (which are usually about one or two sentences) that appear from various internet sources it appears to be something where nasal cavities are re-aligned (not certain about this). This would not seem to be a common treatment (since re-aligning the naval cavities would seem an extreme step) for a deviated nasal septum since the typical surgical method would usually be a more effective solution. If, however, this "nasospecific" technique can change the alignment of parts of the nasal septum it might work in some cases of a moderate deviation. This is mostly semi-speculation (since I have not found much information about nasospecific yet) however it, to some degree, demonstrates why I am interested in the topic. From an ORL/FPS resident in the US: Perhaps this referred to balloon sinuplasty? In a way          it's a realignment of nasal cavities with a balloon, although it doesn't have anything to do with the septum. I've never heard of a balloon being used with septal deviation. Indeed, it would easily destroy more delicate structures before it did anything to the septum and cause many more problems than it solved.

If nasospecific is useful and is sometimes used to treat deviated septums it could be mentioned on this page. If it is ineffective or contains major drawbacks they should be mentioned as well though.Nizhny


 * It is a clinical procedure wherein a balloon is inserted into one nasal cavity and inflated in an attempt to push the septum back to the centreline without the need for surgery. I hadn't heard of it before just now looking it up, but it wants some more research before adding it in yet. --BillC 18:31, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

A very quick response. That is excellent. :)

If nasospecific can re-align the septum without requiring many of the drawbacks of surgery then it sounds very promising (although as you note it is still in the early stages). I have reasons for hoping that someday this procedure will be effective. I was wondering where to ask about this question and I thought that I may as well post it here since many people use this web site.Nizhny


 * I meant the topic needs more researching before I am able to write about it here. I don't know if the technique itself is recent or not. If you want, you can post more to my talk page. Article talk pages are really for discussion of the article, not its subject. Thanks! --BillC 17:09, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone know what a contra polosa(sp?) is? If you do please leave me a message! Thanks :P -kellerkins

Response from a practising Otolaryngologist (UK): I hate to burst anyone's bubble but as far as I know, there is no role for this baloon treatment in managing a deviated nasal septum. A substantial part of the septum is made of bone (perpendicular plate of the eithmoidal bone). I can a senario where if someone presents very early following traumatic damage to the septum, then such a procedure may be attempted. This I would guess would require some sort of topical or general anaesthesia. There are other more definitive ways to deal with such a case. Longstanding deviations of traumatic of congenital aetiology can not be corrected by such a baloon.

Concha Bullosa: medical term meaning "pnaeumatised anterior end of the middle turbinate". The middle turbinate is a very importent structure of the lateral (outside) wall of the nasal cavity. The presence of a congenital air bubble in its anterior end may be a contributing factor to the development of chronic rhinosinusitis. This is usually dealt with surgically as part of the surgical tratment of sinusitis. 03 Sep 2006, Steve


 * Thanks for your message here. I don't think you're bursting anyone's bubble (or balloon); when I looked up the technique I was unable to find anything about it in PubMed. All the online sources were identically worded, suggesting they shared the same origin. So I came to the conclusion that this was at the very least not a common technique. BillC 11:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Picture
Surely pleanty of people have been knocked around in the face hard enough to get this. Maybe they could take a picture of themselves to help illustrate the article. FinalWish 18:53, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

Trivia Removal
I removed a one sentance addition to the article that a character in the remake of "The Heartbreak Kid" has a deviated septum. This didn't seem suitable for inclusion by WP:IINFO, since it isn't significant and detracted from the rest of the article. L200inLA 09:46, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Moved from article
I moved this temporarily here pending copyedit and referencing:

 it may be due to some hereditary factor in cuscacian it is more common than negroes. difficult labour ,high arched palate, cleft palate ,uterine hypoplasia , where as one sided neoplasia is also common cause. a lateral blow cause the displacement of septal cartilage from the vomerine groove and maxillary crest. a crushed blow from the front cause the buckling ,fragements and displacement of the septum. more common in children or young people. I'll move it back in due course, unless anyone gets to the task before me. &mdash; BillC talk 11:37, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Cocaine is a helluva drug
If you get that, congrats you're still hip. Now really: Cocaine use (Insufflation) can lead to a deviated septum... so why not bring it up? I'm going to breifly mention it and if someone has a online pissy fit that's great change it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.189.145.72 (talk) 19:56, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I have searched for medical references to deviated septum associated with cocaine and found none. I think it is perforated septum that can be caused by cocaine use. Rachel Pearce (talk) 22:43, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Likewise. I did find a few mentions on (non-WP:RS) bulletin boards and the like, saying there was a link (as well as a few replies saying there wasn't). Looking through more suitable sources, I couldn't find anything that linked the two, though there were a few (e.g. Assessment: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses), as you say, suggesting a link between cocaine abuse and perforation of the septum. &mdash; BillC talk 23:11, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Nose Whistle
I've been directed to this as a potential cause of my nose having an annoying whistle. Any sources on this? --Lenin and McCarthy |  (Complain here) 00:25, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
 * A whistling nose is sometimes iatrogenic, subsequent to septoplasty. &mdash; BillC talk 07:49, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

Electromechanical reshaping of tissue
There have been some studies on needle based EMR reshaping of cartilage in the last few months and years. It seems likely that a new technique for reshaping the cartilage of the nasal septum will be one of the treatments emerging from these developments. One article on the topic: http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?icde=0&aid=7938829 The Tollan (talk) 02:06, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Overly scientific speak
The description of what a Deviated Septum is fails the test of, “Can I use this explanation to explain this to a regular person on the internet?” It is far too technical and wordy; while the info is worthwhile and accurate, your average user isn’t going to get past the first sentence. It would be better suited putting that info into a more detailed section and having a more brief summary that explains the basic details. 2603:7080:1A00:396B:94B7:F54F:A6C6:B921 (talk) 10:06, 23 May 2024 (UTC)