Misc Deviated Septum good for snorting?

[arthunter888]

I've been wondering if having a deviated septum provides an advantage when snorting.

I have a nostril that is quite blocked by deviated tissue, I can only breathe like 20% from it. The other nostril is completely functional and wide open.

So, I have been snorting Opana and bupe for a while now, and I usually split the dose (same every time) between nostrils (this is the recommended efficient way). I experiment sometimes and just used the blocked nostril for the entire dose, and I seemed to get noticeably higher.

Another thing I've noticed is that when I use the open nostril, most or a good portion of the line goes into my throat, but when I use the blocked one it seems to sit right at the perfect spot for absorption. This could be due to the tissue making it much more narrow and more likely to 'pinch' the dose in place (near the top), thus making the dose more available for absorption.

Is there anyone that can comment on this? First hand would be best, anecdotal is okay too.

 

[amapola]

Drugs in your throat are not good when you want them up your nose. As you said you need them up against a nasal membrane for absorption. There are better methods than deviating your septum to achieve this however. The first thing that comes to mind is not inhaling as violently or administering a small amount of solution nasally and letting gravity help a bit as well. There is also this method using a straw and exhaling.
Much more effecient intranasal

 

[arthunter888]

Deviating my septum? It's not a voluntary act, it developed that way on it's own. Sorry but this was too funny to pass up, even though you may not have meant it that way lol.

Anyway, that thread is really cool. However, my question is more about how snorting with a deviated septum compares to snorting with a non deviated septum, not about comparing snorting techniques.

 

[amapola]

Deviating my septum? It's not a voluntary act, it developed that way on it's own. Sorry but this was too funny to pass up, even though you may not have meant it that way lol.

It was a joke but I didn't emphasis it as you might have taken offense

However, my question is more about how snorting with a deviated septum compares to snorting with a non deviated septum, not about comparing snorting techniques.

The semi blocked passage impedes the passage of air so you don't snort the drugs up as hard so they don't fly out the other side and end up wasted in the back of your throat.

 

[Deleted member 80237]

i can't precisely answer your question, but this may be of some interest.

i had a deviated septum that was repaired surgically when i was a teenager. i didn't start using drugs until a year or so later (late bloomer, i know) but i always found that snorting drugs with my left nostril sucks. i don't get nearly as much suction as with the right. in fact, if i inhale sharply through my nose without closing either nostril, the right will noticeably "suck in" while the left won't move at all. it's weird.

in short: as someone with a "corrected" septum, i can only insufflate properly through one nostril. if you blow a lot of drugs, i wouldn't recommend getting yours fixed.

 

[RemyT53]

hm, this is actually pretty interesting to me, ive broken my nose 3 times, dont ask how lol, but i have a deviated septum as well and one nostril is almost closed due to the septum being pushed over into it, i recently tried coke for the first time and i think i actually got better results from snorting in my nostril that wasnt clogged although this seems like a very valid point in that you wouldnt want it to pass and drip into your throat. My nostril is unable to suck air through it hard enough to fully snort though i feel like, hmm, i might try snorting my ritalin in my deviated nostril now haha.

 

[Captain.Heroin]

I don't believe having a deviated septum is going to help you be able to snort drugs.

 

[bignbrown]

talking from experience it makes it worse.

 

[arthunter888]

The semi blocked passage impedes the passage of air so you don't snort the drugs up as hard so they don't fly out the other side and end up wasted in the back of your throat.

This is my point. Using the blocked nostril causes the suction to be weak enough that the powder does NOT fly into my throat.

Whenever I use the regular (unblocked) nostril, no matter how softly I inhale it ends up in the throat.

 

[amapola]

This is my point. Using the blocked nostril causes the suction to be weak enough that the powder does NOT fly into my throat.

^Haha I know it is your point . I think it's kind of a cool fact for you, but it is pretty straight forward and I feel can't really generate that much more conversation. That is why I made the "instead of deviating your septum" joke to give other methods of achieving a similar thing which would apply to more users. Then you requested the thread stick with "how snorting with a deviated septum compares to snorting with a non deviated septum" so I talked about it again, but really just summarized your first post as it pretty much covers it.

I mean all we are doing is talking about airflow through size of holes. Papabear's nasal passage is too big, Mamabear's is too small, and yours is just right

 

[waldo777]

I've wondered this often as I have the same problem. BUT I've always wondered if the trade-off between powder staying in nose versus ability of membranes to absorb was worth it? Meaning that what if the nostril that's messed up has damaged membranes that are less capable of absorbing drugs, so regardless that the drug stays where it should be very little is actually getting into ones bood.

Just a theory any thought?