Surgery was more effective than medical management for patients with nasal obstruction associated with septal deviation, the multicenter NAIROS trial found. Patient-reported Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 ...

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving wasn't inside TD Garden for the team's Game 7 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, but had a valid reason for his absence. Irving underwent nasal surgery a few ...

Boston point guard Kyrie Irving was not in attendance for the Celtics' Game 7 loss to his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, on Sunday night because he is Boston point guard Kyrie Irving was not in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Your nose is front and center on your face. It serves many functions, including humidifying and cleaning the air you breathe; delivering tone to your voice; and providing a sense of smell, which is ...

Parker Breshears struggled for years with a collapsed septum that made breathing nearly impossible and affected his daily life. In 2024, he turned to University of Utah Health’s Dr. Sarah R. Akkina, a ...

Breathing through the nose is something most of us take for granted, until it becomes uncomfortable or difficult. For people living with a deviated nasal septum, symptoms may remain mild for much of ...

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 ...