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Kristen

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Turbinate reduction
« on: August 30, 2012, 06:12:16 PM »
Any of you mouth Breathers out there having a turbinate reduction along with your jaw surgery at the same time?   Or already had that procedure.
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Eroica

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Re: Turbinate reduction
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2012, 12:27:16 AM »
Be careful... turbinate reduction can have some unpleasant side-effects that are all too common.

http://emptynosesyndrome.org/what_is_ens.php
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dantheman

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Re: Turbinate reduction
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2014, 11:42:37 AM »
Can you guys clarify what form of turbinate reduction? The mucosa itself is highly innervated and obviously plays a vital role in the respiratory tract. Any thoughts on the minimally invasive submucosal techniques? Unfortunately it's not always a matter of deviated septum or narrow jaws. Turbinate hypertrophy is not an easy thing to fix...
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Marisama

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Re: Turbinate reduction
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2014, 06:29:11 AM »
I was very close to having turbinate reduction surgery. I ended up just having a plate removed instead. I can breathe fine now. I'm so glad I didn't have to have any type of nasal surgery.
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Re: Turbinate reduction
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2014, 08:32:46 AM »
I had my turbinates removed when I was I think 11 and my premolars extracted when I was 12, so that's a f**king double whammy.
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