Talk:Deviated septum

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Does anyone know what exactly this technique known as "nasospecific" is about? By various descriptions (which are usually about one or two sentences) that appear from various internet sources it appears to be something where nasal cavities are re-aligned (not certain about this). This would not seem to be a common treatment (since re-aligning the naval cavities would seem an extreme step) for a deviated nasal septum since the typical surgical method would usually be a more effective solution. If, however, this "nasospecific" technique can change the alignment of parts of the nasal septum it might work in some cases of a moderate deviation. This is mostly semi-speculation (since I have not found much information about nasospecific yet) however it, to some degree, demonstrates why I am interested in the topic.

If nasospecific is useful and is sometimes used to treat deviated septums it could be mentioned on this page. If it is ineffective or contains major drawbacks they should be mentioned as well though.Nizhny

It is a clinical procedure wherein a balloon is inserted into one nasal cavity and inflated in an attempt to push the septum back to the centreline without the need for surgery. I hadn't heard of it before just now looking it up, but it wants some more research before adding it in yet. --BillC 18:31, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

A very quick response. That is excellent. :)

If nasospecific can re-align the septum without requiring many of the drawbacks of surgery then it sounds very promising (although as you note it is still in the early stages). I have reasons for hoping that someday this procedure will be effective. I was wondering where to ask about this question and I thought that I may as well post it here since many people use this web site.Nizhny

I meant the topic needs more researching before I am able to write about it here. I don't know if the technique itself is recent or not. If you want, you can post more to my talk page. Article talk pages are really for discussion of the article, not its subject. Thanks! --BillC 17:09, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone know what a contra polosa(sp?) is? If you do please leave me a message! Thanks :P -kellerkins

Response from a practising Otolaryngologist (UK): I hate to burst anyone's bubble but as far as I know, there is no role for this baloon treatment in managing a deviated nasal septum. A substantial part of the septum is made of bone (perpendicular plate of the eithmoidal bone). I can a senario where if someone presents very early following traumatic damage to the septum, then such a procedure may be attempted. This I would guess would require some sort of topical or general anaesthesia. There are other more definitive ways to deal with such a case. Longstanding deviations of traumatic of congenital aetiology can not be corrected by such a baloon.

Concha Bullosa: medical term meaning "pnaeumatised anterior end of the middle turbinate". The middle turbinate is a very importent structure of the lateral (outside) wall of the nasal cavity. The presence of a congenital air bubble in its anterior end may be a contributing factor to the development of chronic rhinosinusitis. This is usually dealt with surgically as part of the surgical tratment of sinusitis. 03 Sep 2006, Steve

Thanks for your message here. I don't think you're bursting anyone's bubble (or balloon); when I looked up the technique I was unable to find anything about it in PubMed. All the online sources were identically worded, suggesting they shared the same origin. So I came to the conclusion that this was at the very least not a common technique. BillC 11:51, 4 September 2006 (UTC)