Turns out, I had a deviated septum, which meant ... a rhinoplasty (a reshaping of the nose) performed. As Dr. White explained to me, "If they are getting surgery for breathing issues, they figure ...

In some cases, Medicare may partially cover the costs of a septoplasty procedure through Medicare Part A or Part B. However, a doctor must consider the operation medically necessary. Medicare ...

“If a patient is feeling like they’re nose is totally blocked, we’ll look into the nose and it will look like there’s a cherry inside of the nostrils,” Smith says. Failing to medically treat a septal ...

A deviated septum is caused by the nasal tissue that separates your nostrils being displaced. This can occur for multiple ...

A deviated septum, or nasal septum deviation (NSD), is when the septum (the thin wall separating the two nasal passageways in the nose) is off-center. A deviated septum curves to one side ...