Sinusitis Causes - Causes – Anatomical Causes - Deviated Septum

Deviated Septum - More than 80% of people have some degree of deviation, or crookedness, in the nasal cartilage called the septum. For a few, deviation is severe enough to affect breathing and block nasal drainage. Blocked drainage pathways can affect normal clearing of the sinuses which can lead to sinus infection. Symptoms can often be confused with sinusitis. A deviated septum can be straightened with an operation called a septoplasty.