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A deviated septum may cause one or more of the following: 1  Blockage of one or both nostrils. 2  Nasal congestion, sometimes one-sided. 3  Frequent nosebleeds.  Frequent sinus 1  infections. At times, facial pain, headaches, postnasal drip.  Noisy breathing during sleep (in infants and young children)
In this Article. A deviated septum is a condition in which the nasal septum -- the bone and cartilage that divide the nasal cavity of the nose in half -- is significantly off center, or crooked, making breathing difficult. Most people have some sort of imbalance in the size of their breathing passages. In fact, estimates indicate that 80% of people, most unknowingly, have some sort of misalignment to their nasal septum. Only the more severe imbalances cause significant breathing problems and require treatment.