What is a nasal protuberance?
Nasal prong surgery methods
Nasal prong surgery will be performed with the aim of improving and treating respiratory problems. Nasal prongs are present in the side walls of the nose and as prominent structures inside the nose. which are responsible for moisturizing the nasal environment. If the nostrils are large, they will cause breathing problems. And to treat this problem by nasal prong surgery, by removing a part of the prong bone, they will open the patient's airway..
What is a nasal protuberance?
Nasal prongs are protrusions in the nasal wall that are covered with a mucous layer and its functions are to regulate the air flow during breathing, protect the body against infection and allergies, collect lysozyme bacteria to fight infection, and will act like a turbine.. The tentacles will normally grow small and large, and several factors such as infection, colds, and allergies play an important role in the tentacles' enlargement..
In fact, the middle, lower and upper three tentacles are the main tentacles. And if these tentacles grow abnormally and cause nasal obstruction and congestion, it will cause problems such as nasal noise and dry throat.. Of course, there are other reasons such as nasal obstruction Nasal deviation and existence Nasal polyps Or Nasal tumor and it is not necessarily due to a problem in the tentacles, and the diagnosis of the cause is the responsibility of an ear, nose and throat specialist..
Types of nostrils
Nasal horns in three types Lower, middle and upper there are.
The lower prongs located in the nasal septum are the largest nasal cone bones and the two nasal cavities will be separated by these prongs..
The middle prongs are placed between the lower and upper prongs, and the upper prongs are placed on top of the other two prongs.. which is considered a small tentacle. Tentacles will grow for a variety of reasons.
middle tentacles usually in the event of factors such as Sinusitis, allergy and enlarged anatomical abnormality. And one of its symptoms can be mentioned vague pain and feeling of pressure between the two eyes. Usually, this problem can be treated with medication, but if that doesn't work, endoscopic surgery will be used.
The inferior tentacles are also enlarged in case of factors such as inflammation and allergy, and its symptoms include nasal congestion and mouth breathing during sleep.. Each of these tentacles is made of bone and soft tissue, and if they are removed without reason during nose surgery, it will cause dryness inside the nose and burning, scaling and nasal congestion..
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Nasal prong surgery
Before nose horn surgery, the occurrence of breathing problems due to the size of nose horns must be diagnosed by a specialist doctor. Because many of its symptoms with Nasal polyps It will be the same. After diagnosis, if the size of the tentacles is not too large, it is possible to shrink the tentacles with drug therapy, such as the use of anti-allergic sprays prescribed by the doctor, and the air flow inside the nose will return to its normal state..
However, if the prongs are too large, the prongs should be reduced through rhinoplasty..
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