Although nasal congestion may seem simple at first glance, it can actually pave the way for many diseases. While chronic nasal congestion causes problems that reduce the quality of life such as insomnia and fatigue, in the long run it can lead to much more serious problems such as heart enlargement. In addition, breathing through the mouth at night due to nasal congestion Taking it can cause snoring, sleep problems and concentration problems. Ear Nose Throat and Head and Neck Surgery specialist Op Dr Bahadır Baykal gave information on the subject.
Diseases such as colds or sinusitis can cause temporary nasal congestion, but this is not a problem. Chronic nasal obstruction caused by the curvature of the inner part of the nose, ie deviation or enlargement of the nasal concha, causes oxygen deficiency in the long term and adversely affects the body. When there is not enough fresh air to our lungs, the oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange is affected, our blood carries deficient oxygen to the tissues and tissue damage develops over time. A person who cannot sleep with a quality sleep also develops fatigue and difficulty in concentration, following high blood pressure, the heart starts rhythm disturbance and after a while the heart grows.
One of the most important symptoms in patients with chronic nasal congestion is snoring, and when the person wakes up in the morning, a dry feeling occurs in the mouth.
The curvature of the inner part of the nose (deviation) is the curvature of the middle part of the nose that usually develops after trauma. During pregnancy, even in the mother's womb, the baby may be exposed to nasal trauma during the rotational movements, and it plays a role in the development of deviation in the strokes during birth and childhood. Not every deviation causes nasal congestion. Swelling of the structures for the nose, which we call concha, which is known as the nasal meat in the society, is one of the very common causes of chronic nasal congestion. It causes swelling of the nasal concha in women during the menstrual periods and hormonal changes during pregnancy.
Among the causes of chronic nasal congestion, constant allergies have an important place. Structures such as polyps that develop especially in patients with allergic background can obstruct the nose completely. Nasal congestion can also occur as a result of a reaction to any substance that irritates the nose. The most common is tobacco smoke. Even if some patients have had a successful nose surgery, they cannot fully relax as long as they continue to smoke. One of the unusual causes is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). In treatment, stomach acid should be prevented from escaping up to the nasal passages.
These are the first nasal sprays that people apply to get rid of nasal congestion.These sprays can be used for a maximum of 4-5 days, but people continue to use the nasal spray with the comfort of nasal breathing. However, long-term use of these sprays may cause attachment to people. does not provide solution ..
If the cause of nasal obstruction is deviation, the only solution is surgery. If the bone and cartilage curvature is corrected, the breathing problem improves. We can now perform nasal surgeries quite comfortably and conveniently. I guess we stopped rhinoplasty from being a feared operation
In frequently recurring sinusitis attacks, firstly, we dry the inflammation with medication and then we deal with anatomical problems such as deviation and concha bullosa by surgery.