Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding nasal septal deviation is false?

  1. Nasal septal deviation is often symptomatic.

  2. Perforation of the nasal septum can cause crusting and bleeding.

  3. There is noisy breathing during sleep.

  4. Nasal septal deviation leads to facial pain.

  5. Surgery to correct a deviated septum is not always necessary.
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Explanation

Nasal septal deviation is common, and often asymptomatic. Asymptomatic septal deviation causes nasal obstruction and predisposes the patient to sinusitis and to epistaxis due to drying air currents.

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