What are the symptoms of deviated nasal septum?
Most commonly, a teen with a deviated nasal septum will have difficulty breathing through his or her nose. Other symptoms may include nosebleeds or recurrent sinus infections. A crooked nasal septum may block or restrict the openings to the sinus cavities and not allow proper drainage. As a result, an environment for infection, or sinusitis may be created. An adolescent’s sense of smell may be diminished when he or she has a sinus infection. If the teen has significant blockage of his or her nasal passage by the deviation, then mouth breathing may occur. This could lead to bad breath in the morning, sore throat by dryness or snoring problems. And significant problems with nasal breathing may affect the teen’s athletic performance. How is a deviated nasal septum evaluated? If there is a question that a teen has a deviated nasal septum, then an evaluation by an otolaryngologist, a physician specializing in ear, nose and throat diseases may be indicated. The physician will do a nasal and
