Nasal septum surgery - septum correction
Ein bisschen schief ist die Nasenscheidewand bei fast jedem Menschen. Abhilfe kann eine Nasenscheidewand OP oder auch Septumkorrektur Almost everyone's nasal septum is a little crooked. A nasal septum operation or septum correction can provide relief. Deviations in the median-sagittal plane are called deviation of the nasal septum. The so-called nasal valve is located in the front part of the nose. It is formed by the nasal septum and the lateral cartilages. In this anatomical area, even small bends in the nasal septum can result in significant increases in nasal resistance. This can turn the otherwise laminar flow into a turbulent flow, which in turn leads to a disturbance of the air-conditioning properties of the nose. In addition, the flow breaks down on the narrow side and the flow velocity increases many times over on the wide side. The nose dries out, crusting and nosebleeds can follow.
The paranasal sinuses and, via the connection of the eustachian tube, the middle ear are connected to the flow profile of the nose. A disturbed flow profile also causes disturbances in the areas mentioned. This also explains why chronic sinusitis develops and/or does not heal, despite lengthy medicinal treatments. Those affected report a disturbing chronic flow of mucus in the throat, or such hypersecretion that in the morning after getting up, the mucus literally drips out of the nose into the coffee.
A disturbance of the air exchange between the nose and the middle ear can lead to impaired hearing, ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and also dizziness.
If the nose was once broken, operations were performed on the upper jaw or drugs were "pulled up" through the nose, extensive damage to the mucous membrane can occur. This recedes and exposes the underlying cartilage. The exposed cartilage cannot survive on its own and becomes avital, meaning it dies and disappears. This results in a septal perforation. These perforations can be small and barely noticeable to the affected person, or they can be so large that almost the entire nasal septum is missing. In this case, this can already be seen from the outside, as the support of the bridge of the nose is missing, like the supporting pillars of a bridge before it collapses. In humans, the collapsed bridge corresponds to a saddle nose with a lowered bridge and nostrils that can be seen from the front. The septum perforations dry out due to the inflowing air and the lack of humidification and air-conditioning function of the nose in such a way that the mucous membrane at the posterior margin becomes brittle. Episodes of nosebleeds of varying intensity occur. Partners often complain that whistling noises can occur even when breathing at rest, which can be extremely annoying when falling asleep in bed together. Furthermore, it can also smell perceptibly unpleasant to others from the nose. Lastly, the affected person may also suffer from chronic headaches, as the inflammation at the posterior edge of the perforation irritates the trigeminal nerve.
