How Long One Sleep Upright After Septoplasty Surgery? Doctor Answers, Tips
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How Long One Sleep Upright After Septoplasty Surgery?

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After Rhinoplasty and Septoplasty, One Night of Sleeping at 30 Degree Elevation from Flat Is All You Need

Whether or not you also had rhinoplasty or other nasal or sinus surgery, the rationale for sleeping at a moderately upright position, 30 degree elevation from flat, is that it allow blood and other fluids that might accumulate to drain forward and exit the nose. The little dressing placed under the nostril is there to " catch" the drainage. Better to come out, rather than stay in because if the blood cannot exit, it will seep further into the tissues surrounding the nose and... more

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