Deviation of the septum occurs very frequently, but it requires treatment only if it produces symptoms.
1) Usually, it starts around puberty and fully develops by the age of 20yrs.
2) Both sexes are affected.
3) Heredity may be a cause.
4) Septum should grow at the same rate as that of face, if the septum starts growing at a rapid rate, it becomes buckled to accommodate itself. This is the common cause.
3) High arched palate- lack of descent of the palate causes buckling of the septum.
6) Congenital- abnormal intrauterine posture results from compression of nose and upper jaw.
7) Trauma may cause DNS.
Symptoms
1) Asymptomatic-only deviation of the septum but no symptoms
2) Blocking of the nose
3) Headache: It may be due to sinusitis.
4) Recurrent colds
5) Bleeding from the nose
6) Loss of smell
7) Deformity of the external nose.
Signs
1) External nose may be deformed.
2) Anterior rhinoscopy reveals the deviation of the nasal septum.
3) Posterior rhinoscopy shows no abnormality.
Complications
1) Recurrent sinusitis
2) Middle ear infection
3) Mouth breathing
4) Asthma
5) Atrophic rhinitis
Treatment
The conventional treatment is septoplasty. This is done only if the patient is suffering from recurrent or persistent symptoms.
Homeopathic treatment
Homeopathy can very well control the symptoms and complications. Recurrence of symptoms can be controlled by homeopathic medicines. However, the deviation being a defect the septal correction can be done only through surgery. As seen from clinical experience, the septoplasty alone will not prevent the symptom recurrence. The patient may feel relived for a few months after septoplasty, but symptoms will slowly begin to reappear. Even so, after surgery by prescribing correct homeopathic medicines the symptoms and prevention of complication can be guaranteed.
Usual medicines are ars alb, calc flour, silicia, tuberculinum, sangunaria etc. are the medicines usually prescribed.
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