Do you have a Deviated Septum? (a physically blocked nostril)

The purpose of this poll is to see if there is a connection between having a deviated septum and meniere's. So that if we fix our deviated septums via septoplasty surgery, it may help our meniere's.

What is it?

"A deviated septum is a condition in which the nasal septum, the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity of the nose in half, is significantly off center, or crooked, making breathing difficult. Most people have some sort of imbalance in the size of their breathing passages. In fact, estimates indicate that
You might think, what is the point of the poll if 80% of people have it, since 80% of the population don't have meniere's? That's right but I'd put my money on it that a lot of the 80% have very mild deviated septums, where they do not get the symptoms below. So for those that do get the symptoms below it makes this poll more purposeful and useful when it comes to meniere's and general well being.

How to check if you have a deviated septum:

If you can, clear out any hairs with a nose trimmer first as sometimes the deviation is higher up in the nostril or generally hard to see with the hairs there. Then take a flash light and point it inside one nostril and compare it several times to the other nostril, if you see asymmetry on one side or one nostril is blocked while the other one is nice and open, then you got a deviated septum! How exciting right? Well they can fix that, and I've heard some people who got it fixed, literally changed their lives and they had more energy than before, while others have had no difference after it was corrected and for some it got worse. I wish I knew the success rates of this surgery but I don't, but I'm leaning towards high success rate.

Symptoms of having a deviated septum:

Difficulty breathing through the nose or one nostril
Nasal congestion, usually one side more than the other
Recurrent sinus infections
Nosebleeds
Sleep problems, such as loud snoring or sleep apnea
Headache postnasal drip
Preference for sleeping on one side (this in itself can cause an imbalance in the muscular skeletal system causing arm pain, neck, back, or mild scoliosis etc)

 

Just FYI, I myself have it, mine is pretty significantly blocked and visible on my left nostril. I have these symtpoms:

- Difficulty breathing through the nose or one nostril - makes me breathe through the mouth at times during sleep
- Recurrent sinus infections, mine is more like it's hard to get rid of the sinus infection even though it's very mild
- Nasal congestion, usually one side more than the other - usually in the winter time for me
- Preference for sleeping on one side (this in itself can cause an imbalance in the muscular skeletal system causing arm pain, neck, back, or mild scoliosis etc)

Other ways to check if you have a deviated septum:

With one finger close one nostril and breathe in and pay attention to the flow of air and sound it makes. If it's nice and open you can either hear it and/or feel it. The same thing goes for it's closed, it should make a different sound.

Put two fingers near each nostril, mouth closed, and breathe out through your nose. If one finger gets more air than the other this also indicated a blockage.
All this nostril talk and these test can be funny I know

 

My left one is also the one that's blocked and my MM is also on the right. If both seemed clogged then it might be congestion in your turbinates, I think ENT's do surgery for those too, but before they do all this they prescribe some sprays to see how you do with that first etc.

What? Really? That's interesting, I feel bad that you got ringing loud in your ears now, but it's very interesting that it would do that so easily, perhaps if fixing this your symptoms would go down by a lot?

 

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Hoping we get more votes from people.