The Claim
Patients with nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy have significantly higher bilateral inferior turbinate volumes (mean 5,347 mm³) than patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy alone (mean 4,355 mm³) or those with neither condition (mean 3,228 mm³), indicating that septal deviation is associated with greater volumetric enlargement of the inferior turbinates.
What the research says
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People with a crooked nasal septum and swollen inner nose tissues have bigger swollen tissues on both sides of their nose than people with just swollen tissues or no issues at all — suggesting that a crooked septum might make the swelling worse.
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Patients with nasal septal deviation and inferior turbinate hypertrophy have significantly higher bilateral inferior turbinate volumes (mean 5,347 mm³) compared to those with hypertrophy alone (mean 4,355 mm³) or no deviation or hypertrophy (mean 3,228 mm³), suggesting that septal deviation is associated with greater volumetric enlargement of the turbinates.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Table 3: Comparison of total turbinate volume between the type of hypertrophy in study groups.
People with a crooked nasal septum and swollen turbinates had much bigger turbinates than those with only swollen turbinates or neither issue — meaning the crooked septum seems to make the turbinates grow larger.
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