I know some of you like @Nate_Pearson have/had deviated septums. I have one as well - for as long as I can remember I’ve mainly breathed through my mouth. If I had to breath through my nose while sleeping, I’d probably be dead. This leads to dehydration while sleeping and (from a recent podcast) in …

Like the guys above I also suffered from continual bouts of sinus infections, xrays would show my sinuses full of gunk and they couldn’t drain themselves properly. Part of the issue was a deviated septum, doc asked when I broke my nose and I didn’t know I had, it was a 90 degree angle so when I suf…

My recovery was very cumbersome (for lack of a better word) not painful or anything like that, but it was 2 weeks sleeping in a chair (do drain the blood out) and all the cleaning around it. I did the full shebang: septum, adenoids and sinus. The first time I had a full inhale after recovery and ev…

Had septoplasty/turbinate reduction in November of 2018. One of the best things I ever did. I used to only be able to breathe through one nostril most of the time and was congested constantly. Since, I’m a nose breather. I only needed Motrin and rest. Unequivocally and 100% worth it, no question.

Let me chime in. I was getting strep throat once every quarter, like clock work. I couldn’t breathe too well out of both sides. For me, it was a no-brainer. I’ve been cured of all nasal issues post-surgery, and that was back in 2010

Completely worth it. Gone my nose broken at 13. Lived breathing through my mouth until I was 42. Game changer. I had both a septoplasty and a turbinectomy. I am not dehydrated anymore in the morning. I don’t snore anywhere as badly, my sleep apnoea is mostly gone (that’s influenced by other facto…

I decided not to. Was not convinced that I should do it just for the hope of improvement.

I’d say yes. I breath better for sure. Get a good surgeon though. I have a hole in my septum now :pleading_face:. I found that out from the next surgeon. It’s an unpleasant experience post surgery FYI. Not painful but bloody. Tough sleeping sitting up until that settles down.

I had it done about 12 months ago. 100% worth it…from a health perspective. I constantly fought sinus infections. Went through 7 rounds of ABX in 2019 before my surgery in September. Not good. Since the surgery, haven’t had any sinus infections or abx. Post op I flushed with a nasal rinse twic…

I never really had sinus infection problems and doctors never said anything. Wondering though, when at rest if you keep your mouth closed and only breath through your nose is it normal to feel slightly out of breath (i.e. want to open your mouth to breath better) or should nasal breathing be enough? …

If you’re at rest, you should’t feel out of breath just breathing through your nose.

Deviated Septum - Worth Having Surgery?

Northshorerider January 25, 2023, 12:55am 24

Also resurrecting this thread. I’m getting my septum surgery tmrw. Will report back on how it goes and recovery process.

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