mb1685
Well-Known Member
I searched the boards for information on this but couldn't find anything very definitive.
I went to an ENT doctor today and found out that I have a deviated septum. I went because I fractured my nose in a minor car accident a few years ago but never had a follow-up appointment. I've never had any nasal pain, sinus problems, or trouble breathing. The doctor did a pressure test through my ears to see how my Eustachian tubes react and found them to be normal and a hearing test to see if my hearing could be affected by it, but no other tests (not even an x-ray, which I found surprising).
I can't find any reference to nasal septum deviation in the NAMI waiver guide, but I know that the biggest concern is that my sinuses are normal and won't be adversely affected by pressure changes.
Does anyone know how big of a concern a deviated septum could be? Are there any other tests I could have an ENT doctor do to determine how fit my nasal system is to handle pressure changes (other than the Eustachian tube pressure test)? Lastly, if I were to have surgery to fix the deviated septum, is there any kind of mandatory waiting period (past the initial recovery period, which the doctor said would be approximately one week) that I'd have to undergo in order to become physically qualified? Although it would be a big pain financially, I definitely wouldn't mind having the surgery done to keep me from being NPQ, but unfortunately I turned 26 last month so a lengthy mandatory waiting period could make things really tricky.
I went to an ENT doctor today and found out that I have a deviated septum. I went because I fractured my nose in a minor car accident a few years ago but never had a follow-up appointment. I've never had any nasal pain, sinus problems, or trouble breathing. The doctor did a pressure test through my ears to see how my Eustachian tubes react and found them to be normal and a hearing test to see if my hearing could be affected by it, but no other tests (not even an x-ray, which I found surprising).
I can't find any reference to nasal septum deviation in the NAMI waiver guide, but I know that the biggest concern is that my sinuses are normal and won't be adversely affected by pressure changes.
Does anyone know how big of a concern a deviated septum could be? Are there any other tests I could have an ENT doctor do to determine how fit my nasal system is to handle pressure changes (other than the Eustachian tube pressure test)? Lastly, if I were to have surgery to fix the deviated septum, is there any kind of mandatory waiting period (past the initial recovery period, which the doctor said would be approximately one week) that I'd have to undergo in order to become physically qualified? Although it would be a big pain financially, I definitely wouldn't mind having the surgery done to keep me from being NPQ, but unfortunately I turned 26 last month so a lengthy mandatory waiting period could make things really tricky.