A deviated septum can cause symptoms like chronic nasal congestion and difficulty breathing. Children can have a deviated septum from birth or from incurring a nose injury. You may need medical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Yes, Jennifer Aniston got a nose job — just not the kind of nose job you’d think an actress might get. "It’s funny. I had (a deviated septum) fixed — best thing I ever did," she says, ...

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 ...