Can a deviated septum be the cause of or contribute to migraines?

03/27/09

dwnyc

I have a deviated septum and bone spur and have read in various intances that this can be the cause of some people's migraines. Is this valid as I'm seriously considering the procedure to correct it. Most preventative and abortative medications have done little for me thus far. I also have myofacial pain syndrome, however the migraines preceded this.

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Friday, March 27, 2009

PinkPatty

Hi. I can't say anything as to whether it would make a difference for you but I can tell you what happened for me. I have always had headaches and intermittent migraines. Then about 6 years ago I began having continuous headaches with terrible migraines, these are daily. When I went to the doctor I had a CT scan done of my sinuses and they were very infected, he also noted that I had a deviated septum and sent me to an ENT. I was scheduled for a sinus surgery to correct this, the feeling was that this would fix the headaches.

It never made any difference for my headaches or migraines. I still have them. I don't get the sinus infections that I used to get and get sick less than I used to so the surgery was a good thing to have gotten. However it really didn't change my headaches. The conclusion has been that although my headaches feel that they are in my sinuses, they are not originating from my sinuses at all.

Hope this info helps you.

Good luck.

Patty

Thank you for your input
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

wilbergirl

I had a deviated septum and a bone spur! I also had the corrective surgery. The migraines I was having in my face due to the bone spur stopped. The deviated septum however, will only serve to correct your breathing pattern; if it is even bothersome. Be warned though. I do advise having the spur removed as it probally is pressing on your facial nerves and causing pain. The septum however, I would LEAVE ALONE! It is a very PAIN FULL procedure, with a very long healing time that involves a visit to the Dr. every week to have him scrape fresh scar tissue from the surgical site. Deviated septums dont cause migraines, bone spurs do. please think this through carefully, talk with your surgeon....

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re: Can a deviated septum be the cause of or contribute to migraines?
Curious
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 10:48 AM

I was just wondering how long it actually took for everything to heal without pain. My boyfriend had this procedure done about 3 months ago, and his nose is still in extreme pain. He can barely touch it and won't even let me get near it because he is so worried... I'm just curious because everything I've read online thus far, besides this, are all from people saying it isn't painful.. I think perhaps they should have waited to post things after a week or two not within 48 hours.

Thanks!

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Teri Robert
Friday, May 15, 2009 at 11:28 AM

Curious,

When was the last time your boyfriend talked with his doctor about this?

I had throat surgery at the same time as the deviated septum repair. Also had another nose procedure to trim the turbinates in my nose and give me a clearer airway. My doctor warned me that doing both at the same time meant possibly severe post-op pain, but I wanted to have anesthesia just once.

Even with both procedures done at once, I didn't have such a long recovery period. My doctor had me come in once or twice a week for the first few weeks to help me keep my nasal passages cleared out (Couldn't blow my nose yet.).

I took pain meds for probably 10 - 14 days after the surgery. Was in pretty good shape within the first month. By the three-month mark, I was pretty much back to "normal."

Teri