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Can my glasses make congestion from a deviated septum worse?

bucco06Jan 4, 2016
I have plastic framed glasses that sit on the bridge of my nose. I also have a deviated septum that is deviated along the dorsum. Can the indentations left by my glasses be worsening the congestion from my deviated septum?

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Answered on Jan 6, 2016
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