Background: Deviated nasal septum (DNS) is deviated nasal septum leading to obstruction of the nasal cavity, snoring, unaesthetic appearance and increased nasal resistance. The present study was done to assess the cases of DNS in study population. Materials & Methods: It included 340 patients of both gender. General information such as name, age, gender etc was recorded. Other symptoms such as nasal obstruction, sneezing, itching, rhinorrhoea, were recorded. The septum was then classified as straight, C, S, caudal, sour, crust, posterior, superior etc. Results: Out of 340 patients, males were 210 and females were 130. The difference was non – significant (P-0.1). Age group 10-20 years had 27 males and 10 females, age group 20-30 years had 85 males and 42 females, age group 30-40 years had 70 males and 55 females, age group 40-50 years had 23 males and 15 females and >50 years had 5 males and 8 females. The most common type was C shaped (155) followed by S shaped (90), caudal (55) and spur shaped (40). The difference was significant (P-0.02). The common symptoms were nasal obstruction (130), rhinitis (50), snoring (45), headache (35), epistaxis (15), sore throat (20), post nasal drip (18) and sneezing (27). The difference was significant (P-0.05). Conclusion: Deviated nasal septum is quite common in adults. We found more males predomianance in our study. Common symptoms were nasal obstruction, rhinitis and snoring.
Key words: Deviated nasal septum, Epistaxis, Snoring.

Corresponding author: Dr. Shiva Regmi, Lecturer, Department of ENT, NMC No – 8495, Devdaha Medical College and Research Institute, Nepal

This article may be cited as: Regmi R. Analysis of Symptoms and Types of Deviated Nasal Septum- A Clinical Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018;4(1):20-23.