Hello Fellow Bloggers.
We just did a show that included a very pretty lady with breathing problems. As is always the case, there is a lot of information and important points that don't make it on the air due to time constraints. I love doing this show because I learn so much from my fellow doctors, but sometimes I wish I could say or show more about things in my "wheelhouse" like noses.
Cherie’s case was typical in the fact that she needed cosmetic and functional work. Just about every nose I do includes both. Some folks show up with concerns about the tip size, a bump on the nose, crookedness, etc. - but when I take a speculum and look inside I say, "Whoa! How do you even breathe with all this pathology inside the nose???"
So we need to do something both cosmetic and functional. Other times, someone comes to me with a purely functional concern. I do have board certification in Plastic Surgery and Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), so I get this sort of thing all the time. Close to 90% of those patients end up saying: "As long as you're in there..." Once again, we end up doing a little cosmetic with the functional.
I sometimes compare it to building a beautiful house. It can be as fancy as you wish, but unless it's on a good foundation and has proper construction, it will fail. Noses are like that, so I build them from the bottom-up. My goal? A natural, beautiful nose that looks like it was the one my patient was born with. And a good airway and function so my patient can enjoy exercise, peaceful sleep and an improved life. As it should be.
Dr. Drew Ordon
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Well, I have one ugly nose so I'd be happy to have a functional problem and get a little cosmetic along with it! Hehe. Maybe I should get mine checked out. ;)
Dr. Orton;
When I heard that woman describing her problems,I said to myself(okay outloud)that's probably what I have.WOW,now I am going to have that checked out. Thanks
LADIES; I really do have this, I am not flirting with DR.Orton !!!!!!REALLY Sheliah,Norey,Lisabeth.......
I have a deviated septum also but have been terrified to get it fixed one because of my other med problems 2 because of that hammer thing OMG the banging gives me the shivers. I can only breath out of one side of my nose, and if I get a cold, forget about it. then my asthma kicks in then the dizzies and vertigo go into hyperdrive. Hopefully one day i wil get it fixed so i know how it is to breaath normally.
Hi Doctor Orden !
Recently this TV program started airing in Dubai where I am currently staying & I must say it is one of the best informative shows I have seen. All of you are really good !
I too am suffreing with almost total blocked breathing when i turn on to my right side during sleep which either wakes me up gasping or makes me sleep through the night sleeping always on my left side. This has made my left side of the body very tired besides my left upper eye lid shows some signs of wrinkles, which are not visible there on my right eye lid. I am 53, and this blockage started somewhere around 15 years ago. Before that I had no such problem. When i look up my nose, I can see distinct dissimilarities in my nostrils due to bending of my septum perhaps ? dont know. I am otherwise healthy.
I am too scared of any procedures, and so i did not visit any doctor till now. Can you tell me how severe is this surgery (if You think I am also suffering with deviation of septum) ? And can you recommend any doctor in Dubai , if you know any, who will be safe to handle this procedure ? I will be indebted to you forever if you can advice me on this.
Hi Doctor ,
I just love the show. Can you tell me exactly what is meant by "Deviated Septum" and what causes one?
Nancy Overall
Hello Dr. Ordon,
I always wondered about what my friend really meant when she said she had a deviated septum. I remember having a music concert (I play the clarinet) the week she had her surgery and she couldn't play her saxophone because of it. This episode was very informative and I just love watching you perform. You are no doubt my favorite doctor on this show. :) Considering I'm only 14 and aspiring to be a doctor, I just love to learn about these things. You are my role model and hopefully I'll be as good as you someday. This was a great episode.
hi,
thank-you for having this show and for helping us all. i really appreciate it.
i have sleep apnea and i snore real,real loud. i don't know what to do about it and people get real mad at me because i snore real loud.
thank-you for the show and for being here and helping us.
sincerly bye1962
Wanna-be,
We are very open with aspiring physicians. Call anytime!
Rob
Hi Dr. Ordon,
I saw an ENT this week. He did say I have a deviated septum, but he did not think it was causing my headaches. However, so did my friend. She had the surgery and boom...her headaches were gone!! It's interesting how when I have gotten I.V. Benadryl and something like Demerol or Phenergan all combined, I do well. I can breathe and my pain is gone until it wears off. Do you think it's worth a second opinion? I live in Sinus Valley, Ohio.... Dayton and everyone, including my PCM said it was the fluctuating barometric pressure there. ???
Anyway, I can't take it anymore. I am going nuts and these headaches are putting me in bed. Plus, how do I describe this....the other day I was sitting in the dark and them someone came in and turned on the light and I saw little shooting dots in my visual field. I have had Toxoplasmosis...so, hmmmm....
Take Care...
Thanks.
Dr Ordon,
As a child I had alot of sinus and bronchitis isuess always tired so much so that it interfered with my schooling certian smells all kinds of stuff would bother i felt i was forever on medication it continued as an adult they tested me for sleep apnea which of coarse i have i opted to get my tonsils and uvula the thing that dangles in the back of your throat removed i still continue to have sinues problems and now it has started to effect my ears i also have a deviated septum and was wondering if i got this fixed and my adnoids out would it help the apnea i have tried the c-pap machine but not knowing it during sleeping i take it off and nicely pack it up and never remember. people always seem to think that sleep apnea is a fat persons disease not true it runs in my family yes i am over wieght but my 14yr old daughter is a twig and had adniods and tonsils out and still has it she never snored i suspected it by the dark circles under her eyes and the personality change that everyone noticed.. my 4yr needs tested she snores so bad she could wake the nieghbors also my brother has had the surgery i did my nephew had adnoids and tonsils out his surgery helped my niece and other nephew has had just there adnoids out one is 3yrs and the other 5yrs so it really does run in the family and we have not gotten the others tested yet. is there any help for my 14yr old and myself at this point. we really do need relief shes always wore out and cranky and so am i. thank you so much for your time any feed back would be greatly appriectiated
goldie
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