I have undergone septoplasty with spurectomy one week back . And am still experiencing post nasal discharge with blood clots and when am breathing through that nostril some smalls sounds are coming ? Is it normal ?
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You may have a sore throat from the endotracheal tube that was placed for the surgery for anesthesia. Sometimes if you can have some irritation from the tube this can give you a sore throat and some discomfort which is temporary. I would let your surgeon know and they can monitor this...
Thanks for the question. An alteration in your sense of smell can be from swelling in your nose. It can also be from an infection. I would contact your surgeon. There may be packing in your nose that needs to be removed. You may also need to start saline irrigations and antibiotics. These causes...
After a septoplasty and turbinate surgery is normal to have swelling in the nasal and pharynx area, and this swelling can obstruct a little the Eustachian tube, and the symptoms are the headache or pressure, dizziness, the popping on the ears when you open or close the mouth, and hearing p...