Nasal septal deviation surgery after the nose is not ventilated may be related to the surgery is not fully corrected, acute sinusitis, septal hematoma, etc., can follow the doctor’s instructions for medication or surgical treatment.
1. Surgery is not fully corrected: some patients with deviated septum may not be fully corrected due to insufficient correction of the septum, and the nose is still not ventilated after surgery. If it is clear that it is caused by the incomplete correction of the surgery and it affects the normal ventilation, it is necessary to undergo corrective surgery again after the doctor’s comprehensive evaluation.
2. Acute sinusitis: If the patient does not pay attention to the care caused by acute sinusitis after the operation of deviated septum, it can cause the phenomenon of the nose is not ventilated. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions with furosemide nasal drops and other intranasal decongestants, budesonide nasal spray and other nasal glucocorticoid therapy, with amoxicillin clavulanate potassium and other antibiotics anti-infection treatment.
3. Nasal septal hematoma: If it is clear that the hematoma is caused by the nasal septum, the hematoma can be punctured to extract the blood if it is small, and the larger one should be removed under surface anesthesia to remove the bruises or blood clots. After puncture or incision and drainage, the nasal cavity needs to be filled with nasal tamponade material to achieve the purpose of hemostasis, and the patient also needs to apply antibiotics systemically to prevent infection, such as cefuroxime, azithromycin and so on.
It is recommended that those who still have no ventilation after septal deviation surgery should have a further detailed examination and follow the doctor’s instructions after clarifying the cause of the disease, and should not use drugs indiscriminately on their own.