Why your crooked nose might make your turbinates bigger
Table 3: Comparison of total turbinate volume between the type of hypertrophy in study groups.
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Surprising Findings
Age and sex had no effect on turbinate volume.
Most anatomical traits change with age or differ by sex—yet here, a 70-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman with the same septal deviation had nearly identical turbinate sizes.
Practical Takeaways
If you have chronic one-sided nasal congestion and know you have a deviated septum, ask your ENT to check the deviation angle on a CBCT scan—especially if it’s over 15°.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Age and sex had no effect on turbinate volume.
Most anatomical traits change with age or differ by sex—yet here, a 70-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman with the same septal deviation had nearly identical turbinate sizes.
Practical Takeaways
If you have chronic one-sided nasal congestion and know you have a deviated septum, ask your ENT to check the deviation angle on a CBCT scan—especially if it’s over 15°.
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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.
When the wall between your nostrils is more crooked, the fleshy parts inside your nose tend to be bigger — and this connection isn't super strong, but it's noticeable.
Whether someone is older or younger, male or female, doesn’t really change the size of the bony structures inside their nose — so doctors don’t need to worry about age or sex when measuring swollen nasal tissues.
When the wall between your nostrils is bent badly (more than 15 degrees), the fleshy part inside your nose tends to be bigger—but if it’s only slightly or moderately bent, the size doesn’t change much. It’s like there’s a tipping point where things suddenly get bigger.