Constricted blood vessels

[mefisto]

Hello

I am 24 years old and I  used using cocaine on and off for the past 5 years. I don't do cocaine any more, I stopped using it about 3 month ago but now i have a big problem, there is a job i have been trying to get a long time ago, finally i got an interview but first i need to go trough medical exams so they would even consider taking me. One the exams is with an otolaryngologist. Since my blood vessels must be constricted and also, consequently my nose bone must be dead or wasted. My question is: are they going to find out trough this exam that i took cocaine or is there any other reason why my nose might be damaged?

[mefisto]

yes, it might be helpful for other users and certainly for me it is.

Thank you very much, i really appreciate your help.

This site is amazing!!

[ENTMD]

I believe I answered you privately, but the information may be useful to others, so I'll repeat it here.

Other causes include digital trauma (nose picking), other accidents/trauma, a complication of previous septoplasty and rare diseases (Wegener's Granulomatosis, for example).

[mefisto]

Thank you very much for your fast reply.

There is just one more thing, which other reasons could cause the septal perforation I might have in my nose bone besides cocaine.

[ENTMD]

Some people's noses are permanently damaged from cocaine abuse (septal perforation is the classic example).  You may not have any damage, however.  If you do have damage, there would be no way to PROVE that it came from cocaine abuse.  They may suspect it, but that's all that could be done.