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Deviated Septum?

Hi,
I was recently a subject in a research study that required an fMRI of my brain.  When I reviewed one of the images I noticed that my nasal septum was not perfectly centered (it was slightly displaced to one side).  I have never had any symptoms that could be related to this anomaly, and there has never been any traumatic event that could have caused it.  I do occasionally pick my nose (it's not horrible, but it is a habit).  I was wondering how common these anomalies are and if nose picking could have potentially caused it.  Also, can I expect any problems down the road?
Thanks!
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Some how I got kicked out of my message. The sweating occurs with simple little things like rocking my grandbaby:( when I kay down the dizziness ,nauseous feeling and sinus pressure subside immensely . What is wrong!! I can't even go to the store without sweating and getting dizzy with horrible horrible sinus pain!
Is it a deviated septum? One nostril is larger then the other and my nose is crooked towards the left. Never have felt this bad from a sinus infection

Please can someone help?
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Nicole Kidman has a deviated syptom.... she seems to have coped.
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Don't worry.  The majority of all noses are slightly assymetrical and deviated.  In fact, even surgery to correct severe deviations usually leave a bit of crookedness.  A perfectly straight septum is rare.  Deviation is not necessary the result of trauma.  It just is what it is.  The majority of noses develop screwy one way or another.

You won't necessarily have problems down the road.  As I said, this is so common it may never effect your breathing.  Sometimes it can create breathing obstructions, ranging from mild (which can easily be lived with without treatment) to severe (which will require surgery.)  In that whole mid-range there can be some breathing difficulty if one side of the nose or the other developes turbinate inflammation to compensate for the asymmetry.  Again, this is common and something most people don't even realize, especially if you're used to being more "stuffy" most of the time or on occasion.

I'd say if you knew nothing about this until your MRI and didn't even consider thinking about any discomfort in your nose otherwise, than you are fine.
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