Deviated septum coke or mdma

[bradztheman]

Hi, this is more of a question for long term users. A friend of mine said they looked up one nostril with the led light on phone, and the other. In comparison, one looked curved in, as though something had been wearing it in, and the other looked normal. This is due to years of use. If the friend stops for months, will one of them grow back to how it used to be? Or will their nose collapse or will they need surgery, even if they stop using now for good?

 

[Mazzab]

I think it's a no brainer for your friend to stop using the ROA. It'll probably be depending on how much damage will be indicative of the treatment your friend will need. If it's been years of snorting substances, and the passage is being damaged I doubt the ole snazz will every be back to normal. Not saying surgery will be need...but

 

[Bearlove]

A deviated septum is not due to snorting substances and is normally down to a knock or impact etc (can look off center, wonky or blocked if you look up it). Use light pressure and run a finger down the bridge of the nose, a deviated septum will often dip and you can physically feel where the septum is bending.

If a substance is snorted this can lead to a perforated septum which will not grow back or heal after you stop snorting.

 

[bradztheman]

Well there is no hole he says, just up one side it caves in and the other side looks fresh and spongy. He said when he does it up the thin caved in side it bleeds and forms to hard dry scabs that take weeks to go away. Could hise nose start to bridge which can be visible from the outside? Has he worn away the tissue on one side up his nostrel if it looks curved? I assume if he carries on then he will form a hole? But as for the caved in look its fine now if he gives up now?

 

[Bearlove]

It could be a mixture of things - if it is a deviated septum then that side of the nose may normally be blocked or difficult to breath through. If he is using that side to snort (and not saline washing afterwards) or not opening that nostril then the caustic substances may be sticking to the lining after the block causing irritation and bleeding. Due to the damp in that area these scabs can take much longer to heal and if he is then adding more substances to the already damaged membrane he is making the wound deeper.

If your damaging your septum due to snorting and do not stop or take precautions then 'can' eventually burn a hole through it. If it is a deviated septum then stopping snorting will not fix the bend or caved in nature of the nose.

You say 'caved in' if it looks like the middle bit of the nose is over to one side or leaning or looks like it is blocking the nostril then that is probably a deviated septum. If you mean the middle of the nose is straight and there is a small cave forming in the septum this is the beginning of a perforation.

Use google images for deviated septum and then perforated septum and you will get a better understanding on the differences.

After a snorting session he may be able to taste blood, may even cough up lumps if he is damaging his naval cavity. It however is not uncommon for people with deviated septum to get frequent infection in the sinus areas which can also cause bleeding and difficulty breathing through the nose, headaches etc.

A trip to his doctor will be the best bet.

 

[bradztheman]

He can breathe fine through both nostrils. Its just as you look up one side, the inner middle part curves in, this means it is wearing very thin on one side in comparison to the other side. He lives in uk. Will the doctors give him an opporation? What will happen in the opporation exactly? Will they put plastic tissue on the thin side of the septum to build it up again?

 

[Bearlove]

Your getting mixed up - it doesn't mean that because the septum is leaning to one side it is wearing thin. It is the same thickness as normal just off center.

From google - Septoplasty

Before surgery, the doctor may use a thin, lighted instrument (endoscope) to look at your nasal passages and to see the shape of your septum. In some cases, the endoscope may be used during surgery. You will receive local or general anesthesia for the 60- to 90-minute operation, which is usually done in an outpatient surgery center.

The septum and nasal passages are lined with a layer of soft tissue called the nasal mucosa. To repair the septum, the surgeon works through the nostrils, making an incision to separate the mucosa from the underlying cartilage and bone. The doctor trims or straightens the bent cartilage and then replaces the mucosa over the cartilage and bone.


Bearlove