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Can a sinus infection cause the nasal septum to collapse?
I have a friend who in the past year has lost at least 40 or more pounds. She also complains of pain and of having fibromyalgia. I'm concerned because the last time I saw her it was obvious her nose had collapsed. She now has a saddle nose. She said it was from a bad sinus infection but I am sure your sinuses have nothing to do with the septum or wall inside the nose. Am I wrong to think she is snorting something and is hiding a drug problem? The weight loss and the nose??? I'm no doctor so I may be wrong. So I'm asking... Can a sinus infection get so bad it would cause the septum to collapse?
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- 10 years agoFavorite Answer
I don't think that can happen. In my opinion you might be right about her hiding some drug addiction of snorting things up her nose.
- Anonymous10 years ago
The most visible thing about sinus is swelling.
The easiest way to control swelling is to give up water and all other liquids for 24 hours. In 24 hours there will be no significant dehydration to cause organ failure. But to be double sure one can stay indoors for 24 hours.
Now if you decided to try it the next problem is that one who is used to drinking water or other liquids feel thirsty quite often. They find it very difficult to manage without water for more than 6 hours. For that follow the following routine.
First thing in the morning drink tea (on empty stomach). It should be normal tea not too strong nor too light. One should not take anything with tea. No water or anything before or after tea for atleast 1 hour. Tea on empty stomach leaves a bitter taste in mouth. Resist drinking water or any other liquid for next 3-4 hours. After this the bitter taste will be gone. AFter this there will be no thirst signals. For the next 48 hours there will be enough fluid in your mouth and food pipe. You can eat your normal meals minus any liquids for next 24 hours. This will resolve all health issues including poor digestion.
In 24 hours the reduction in the fluids will be about 3 litres or about 5% of the total body weight of a normal adult.
Never the swelling due to sinus or cold and cough is more than 5% of the body volume.
During this period of 24 hours the lose of water from the body does not reduce even by 1% to offset reduced water intake.
The reduction in loss of body water thru urine or sweating starts after 48 hours in most of people. But to be on safe side giving up water and liquids for 24 hours will do the trick.
The reduced swelling will give immediate relief from pain. It will make is much more easier to eliminate the cough thru nose without any pain.
That will also improve the blood acid levels by about 5%. This makes changes at the cell level as well. Blood acid levels are the first line of defense against the infections.
So swelling gone, pain gone, cough moving out, infections taken care of. Now what remains in the body for the next change of season time. Obviously nothing.
So it has already given u long term relief from sinus.