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Septoplasty: How did it impact you?
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: May 6 5:16am | Replies (48)Comment receiving replies
My ENT tells me I have a deviated septum -- I went to see him after I was diagnosed with a mild case of sleep apnea. I was prepared to learn about mandibular devices, but also learned about septoplasty and turbinate reduction surgery. Does anyone have experience with those procedures, were there lasting side effects (like a change to your voice), and is the outside of your nose affected? My daughter is getting married in several months, so I'm wondering if I should wait until after the wedding to take care of this. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Hello @tucsonnancy. You will notice I have moved your post into an existing discussion on septoplasty, which you can now find here:
- Septoplasty: How did it impact you?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/septoplasty-how-did-it-impact-you/
I did this to allow you to better connect with members like @newgrowth @mcorland and @nrd1
Have you had other breathing issues?
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@tucsonnancy-
Do your research. Most sleep apnea has nothing to due with the architecture of the nose.
Do not rely heavily on an objective observation of deviated septum.
If you have zero breathing issues throughout the day and have never noticed a breathing issue with in your nose, then I will be blunt- don’t touch your nose.
However even still- I of course am not a doctor, but do your own research on the causes of sleep apnea which are many.
And definitely don’t do a surgery like this before a wedding. It’s elective. It can wait.