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What to do if Deviated Septum Surgery Didn't Work?
Have been a mouth breather all my life and the constant swallowing of air has caused (or at least aggravated) my digestive problems. Had Septorhinoplasty/Submucosal Bilateral Turbinate Resection surgery 5 months ago and am not breathing through my nose one bit better. The ENT who did the surgery says it worked just fine, showed me before&after pictures and it does look great in the pictures but I still can hardly breathe at all through my nose, in fact it feels harder than ever to breathe.; earlier today, I tried putting freshly ground black pepper right up to my nose hoping to get a good, helpful sneeze (which has always worked before), but nothing. When I told the ENT that, he just said to come back and see him in 6 months and maybe it'll be better.
There are only 2 other ENTs in this town and they're both in his office and he's the only one that does this surgery.
Wish so much I could breathe through my nose; I'm so tired of swallowing air!
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1 ReactionLike any specialists, ENTs differ in their skill and training. A friend had a serious nose issue as you do and saw several ENTs who could not diagnose or mis-diagnosed his problem. Finally, he located a doc at Bowman Grey Atrium Wake Forest Baptist medical center in Winston-Salem, NC. This guy was educated at or did residency at Johns Hopkins. He took one look up my friend’s nose and said, “I know exactly what this is.” He followed all the docs recommendations and has had no problems for several years now. I would seek another opinion nor matter how inconvenient it is.