That's a sign of something else going on in the nose called turbinate hypertrophy or turbinate growth. The turbinates will switch from one side to the other, and those are predominantly treated with, ...

TurbAlign implant TurbAlign™ is an innovative, bioabsorbable implant used to separate the middle turbinates from the lateral ...

16 yo with chronically enlarged turbinates X several years. Deviated septum has "increased" since an exam 6 months ago. History of sinus infections and antibiotic use X several years. Allergy to dust ...

The lower of the three has the most effect on airflow. When the septum in deviated, the mucosal lining of the lowest turbinate on the side away from the deviation may thicken.

Patients with a normal septum, but extremely swollen turbinates, could benefit from turbinoplasty to shrink the tissue. About half of patients fall in between, where the septum is slightly crooked.

“When CPAP isn’t a good fit, other options such as oral appliance therapy or surgery become important alternatives,” Withrow ...

The plan was to straighten my septum and reduce my turbinates – bony structures covered in a mucous membrane that condition the air as you breathe – nasal tissues that I didn't even know I had.

Septoplasty is a nasal septum that divides the wall into nasal cavity. It separates the left and right sides of the nose into passageways and rests on the bony ridge called the maxillary crest.

16 yo with chronically enlarged turbinates X several years. Deviated septum has "increased" since an exam 6 months ago. History of sinus infections and antibiotic use X several years. Allergy to dust ...