u/bromeliad_

I had septorhinoplasty with turbinate reduction many years ago and in the last few years my nasal breathing has gotten a lot worse. Currently I'm on a journey to figure out what's wrong and have already seen several specialists.

I was wondering, for a typical ENS patient, do you feel substantial airflow through both nostrils when you hold your hand in front of your nose, despite the suffocating sensation? In my case, one nostril is always 100% closed and alternates.

Anyone know of online meetups where people bring their crafting projects (e.g. knitting, jewelry making, woodworking, etc) & chat? I attended a queer-friendly one and had a great time, so I'd like to find more of these (either queer-specific or more broadly alternative). Due to my schedule/location, the in-person ones don't work well for me at that moment. TYIA!

Are these therapies routinely recommended by ENT's or sleep doctors, or is it a more niche area? Did you have to seek out specialists on your own?

I can't recall an ENT bringing up this option to me before. There was one sleep doctor 4 years ago who said I could consider surgery (didn't specify which one), but that my case was borderline because my at-home sleep study wasn't that severe, so I didn't pursue it at the time.

Since then, my nasal breathing issues at night have gotten a lot worse and I've tried nasal sprays, allergy tests, breathe right strips, and nose cones. All of those helped to varying degrees, but it still feels like I can't get enough air and it keeps me from falling asleep. I had septo/rhinoplasty many years ago and am considering a revision surgery to mitigate the nasal valve collapse (what the breathe right/nose cones are currently treating), but I'm reluctant to go through with it if it's not significantly better than my current treatments. That got me thinking whether maxillary expansion might help based on the posts in this subreddit.