A deviated septum can press against the tissue lining the nasal walls or turbinates (small structures inside the nose that help with airflow). This pressure can irritate the surrounding tissues ...

“We don’t want to spray the septum, which is the middle part of the nose.” That’s because you want the spray to hit your turbinates — the fleshy structures along the sides of your nasal ...

With a deviated septum, the cartilage dividing ... they may remove nasal polyps or reduce the size of enlarged turbinates (bony structures inside the nose). A rhinoplasty ("nose job") is a ...