Nasal and voice issues - post op

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Hi, it's me again.

My question this time is about changes in the nasal passages that

occur after surgery.

Background: I am 8 months post op and had upper and lower surgery to

correct open bite/underbite.

One interesting result of surgery is that my nasal passages have

changed shape. You know, most people naturally breathe more easily

in one nostril than the other; that's just how each person is born.

All my life (I'm 33 years old), I've breathed much easier through my

right nostril. Now, post-op, the right nostril is much more narrow,

and the left nostril remains about the same as before; the result: my

nasal breathing is less free than before. I can breathe fairly

easily, but not as well as before. I suspect that during surgery,

there's some inadvertant shifting of the septum caused by the

surgeons and by the movement of the maxilla (upper jaw). I was

hoping this would improve after all swelling went down, but no such

luck. Anyone else heard of this before? Any ideas about how to

improve things?

Perhaps related to the question above: Everyone (yes, everyone) I

know has told me that my voice has changed (not a little, but

dramatically) since the operation - family, friends. This is not a

complaint, but something that I had never heard anyone mention to me

prior to surgery. Has anyone else noticed this?

Thanks, Dave.