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Allergy and septal deviation
My friend is suffering lot from running nose, throbbing headache,nose block, watering in eyes etc for the from past one month.she feels heaviness in head as liquid stagnation .she met a doctor, he suspects nasal septal deviation and asking to take xray. she lives in covid prevalent city so scared to take x ray as that has to be done without mask.will all hospitals do proper sanitisation before xray? is surgery the only potion for septal deviation? what will b the treatment procedure?
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Tab Montair lc 1 tab once daily at night for 15 days,Otrivin nasal spray 2 drops twice daily for 5 days,Steam inhalation twice daily.If anything needed consult me in practo for further evaluation
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Hai ,depends on patient symptoms surgery will be advised,looks like Sinusitis..better to take x ray PnS
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Dr. Varalakshmi Govindappa
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
DNS unless very gross to cause difficulty in breathing or recurring sinusitis may not require surgery
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she has to be treated for allergic rhinitis
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antihistamines and nasal spray would be helpful
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