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After Sinus Surgery, Will the Nasal Quality of my Voice Go Way? I Had a FESS, Clean out and Turbinate Reduction 8 Weeks Ago.

Airhead64Mar 21, 2013

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Dr. Mark Loury, MD, FACS (retired)
Facial Plastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Answered on Aug 3, 2013
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Frank Scaccia, MD, FACS

My guess is either you didn't have a complete sinus surgery the first time or the scarring that occurred soon after wasn't noticed and corrected. Sometimes it takes a while for new symptoms to appear after the new scarring occurred.   Post op evaluation with frequent debridements and...

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David O. Volpi, MD

The symptoms you are describing, particularly the changes in the sound of your voice, are not uncommon and should not be the cause of major worry. Your body is still responding to the stress of surgery. In fact, three weeks is still relatively early in the recovery period, so I would suggest...

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Julian W. Dixon, MD

Thanks for your question, I am sorry to hear that you are having this problem. Generally speaking there will be severe congestion after a nasal surgery for around 1 week. At the end of that time after the nose is cleaned, you should be breathing much better. Occasionally you may get some minor ...

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