{"id":90,"date":"2019-01-29T11:17:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T19:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/ent\/nose\/deviated-septum\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T15:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T22:59:43","slug":"deviated-septum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mthoodent.com\/ent\/nose\/deviated-septum\/","title":{"rendered":"Deviated Septum"},"content":{"rendered":"
When the bone and cartilage dividing your nasal cavity is off center or crooked, the condition is referred to as a deviated septum. If the deviation is serious enough, it can cause breathing difficulties and chronic sinus conditions<\/a> that require treatment.<\/p>\n Most often, a deviated septum is a condition that occurs during birth or fetal development. In other cases, trauma or injury to the nose causes the displacement. This is frequently the result of a sports injury or automobile accident. Occasionally, cartilage in the nasal tip deteriorates as we age, producing a deviated septum.<\/p>\n The perfect nasal septum divides the left and right nostrils evenly, but this is pretty rare; it\u2019s estimated that about 80 percent of the population<\/a> has a septum that is off center to some extent. Usually the deviation is slight and goes unnoticed; only the worst cases produce symptoms that affect breathing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhat Causes a Deviated Septum?<\/h2>\n
What Are the Symptoms of a Deviated Septum?<\/h2>\n