I'm new and need some advice...
Hello everyone!
I'm completely new to Reddit and this community so I apologize beforehand when I make mistakes or anything.. This is my first post ever and really want to share my experience with you all.
I found this community (sadly) after I've had my turbinate reduction by laser (with lateropositioning of the turbinates) in Germany. If I've found it earlier I seriously would have never done this cruel surgery..
My surgery was in February 2026. The first month I was bleeding as hell, through nose and mouth, which I struggled to manage.
After this phase at the first week of May, randomly from one day to another, I suddenly experienced an extremely dry nose and no air flow sensation. I had absolutely no crusting and no muccus. I couldn't feel anything in my nose which brought me panic attacks and sleepless nights.
I went to my ENT (where I had the surgery at) and he checked via endoscopy. He said everything is fine and told me my right nostril was still tight and if my breathing doesn't get any better I should get septoplasty since I also have a septum deviation to my right side. He didn't even really listen to my other symptoms, only gave me nasal spray for the dryness and left me after a check up of literal 5 minutes.
I tried those nasal sprays which brought me a little relief for the dryness but which lasted maybe only 30 minutes max. I can breathe a little better when I wear a mask and tried nose strips (which helped me a little). I have no burning sensation and absolutely no crusts but my muccus starts to flow when I eat spicy food or when I cry (which I have been doing constantly.. )
It's now almost 5 months and the symptoms go from a condition where it's manageable to panic attacks and sleepless nights. It's driving me crazy, especially because I can't feel the air in my nose. I maybe feel it in my throat but I can't really tell. This all leads to chest pain and depressive feelings..
Keeping in touch with friends and family and being social in general makes it so hard right now...
Ah! I also did the ENS test and it ranges from 9 to 12. Next week I'm going to visit an other ENT but I'm afraid he won't know what ENS is at all...
Do you guys have more tips how to survive the everyday life? And does that sound like ENS to you all or am I only in my healing phase? I'm so lost right now..
Anyways, thanks for reading all this shit..