As we continue to trudge through cold and flu season, you may experience a dreaded stuffy nose or sinus pressure. But if you just can’t seem to kick the congestion, you may have a deviated septum. A ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

A deviated septum can cause symptoms like chronic nasal congestion and difficulty breathing. Children can have a deviated ...

Surgery to straighten a crooked septum (the thin wall of bone and cartilage dividing the space between the two nostrils) is more effective than nasal sprays, and should be offered to adults with at ...

Surgery to straighten a crooked septum (the thin wall of bone and cartilage dividing the space between the two nostrils) is more effective than nasal sprays, and should be offered to adults with at ...

The shape of your nasal cavity could be the cause of chronic sinusitis. The nasal septum is the wall dividing the nasal cavity into halves; it is composed of a central supporting skeleton covered on ...

CHICAGO – A new laser procedure that requires only local anesthetic is effective in treating nasal passageway obstructions associated with a deviated nasal septum, according to an article in the ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) may partially cover the costs of a septoplasty procedure when medically necessary. Part A will pay for inpatient procedures, while Part B will pay for outpatient ones ...