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What Is Causing Breathing Difficulty And Bleeding From Nose After Septum Deflection?

i have under gone endoscopic sinus surgery for septum deflection on May 29. last Thursday i has bleeding in the nose where they operated. i was told to take augmentin 375, ocid 20 & becozinc for a week. After that i got cold and now i m little bit ok. But i have breating difficulty again
Fri, 16 Dec 2016
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Hi,it is normal for mild nasal bleeding for a week after surgery for nasal septal deflection as the nasal septum has a rich source of blood supply.

After surgery ,you should avoid forcefully cleaning your nose/blowing nose/coughing forcefully which will cause increase in pressure in blood vessels and tiny blood vessels might tear in the nasal septum region and nasal bleeding might start.Also,you might suffer crusting in the nose after surgery.Dont try to remove the crusts as this can also cause bleeding.You should first soften the nasal crusts using Saline nasal drops.
Decongestant nasal drops will also help as they reduce the congestion in the nose.

As you suffered from cold,you would be having swelling and congestion of the nasal lining ,which will cause difficulty in breathing.
You can take oral antihistaminic like Cetrizine and nasal Decongestants.

After Nasal Septal Surgery,swelling occurs over the nasal lining,which takes time to reduce.So,you might suffer from breathing difficulty.
After around 6 weeks after surgery,you will notice the benefit of surgery like you will be able to breathe better from before surgery.

Hope this answers your question.Take care.



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What Is Causing Breathing Difficulty And Bleeding From Nose After Septum Deflection?

Hi,it is normal for mild nasal bleeding for a week after surgery for nasal septal deflection as the nasal septum has a rich source of blood supply. After surgery ,you should avoid forcefully cleaning your nose/blowing nose/coughing forcefully which will cause increase in pressure in blood vessels and tiny blood vessels might tear in the nasal septum region and nasal bleeding might start.Also,you might suffer crusting in the nose after surgery.Dont try to remove the crusts as this can also cause bleeding.You should first soften the nasal crusts using Saline nasal drops. Decongestant nasal drops will also help as they reduce the congestion in the nose. As you suffered from cold,you would be having swelling and congestion of the nasal lining ,which will cause difficulty in breathing. You can take oral antihistaminic like Cetrizine and nasal Decongestants. After Nasal Septal Surgery,swelling occurs over the nasal lining,which takes time to reduce.So,you might suffer from breathing difficulty. After around 6 weeks after surgery,you will notice the benefit of surgery like you will be able to breathe better from before surgery. Hope this answers your question.Take care.