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If cartilage Is messed up on one side of the nose, How do I fix it?

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I've had a blocked nostril for years, pretty sure some cartilage fell into my airway after trauma. I'm constantly sniffing through that nostril to try to clear it and I can feel cartilage floating around. My septum still looks straight. How do I fix the broken cartilage that is only on the right side of the nose? I don't think you can put spreader grafts on only one side, and I would prefer not to have any surgery. My ENT said he can't see my cartilage until inside surgery HELP

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