most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-22T19:40:03Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/146752 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/146752/could-my-deviated-septum-be-inhibiting-my-athletic-performance henrydrn 2012-09-02T00:08:37Z 2012-09-02T03:18:41Z

<p>My brother is a huge fan of the Joe Rogan podcast, even before Robb Wolf was a guest a while back (if you haven't checked that episode I recommend it especially to introduce others). </p> <p>My brother mentioned how Joe Rogan had surgery to "fix" his deviated septum and how happy Joe was to be able to breathe so much better and feel his cardio improve. </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vatbQU9KqI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vatbQU9KqI</a></p> <p>I have never had great athletic performance, but my cardio and endurance has ALWAYS been especially poor. Eating a paleo has improved lots of things since I incorporated this lifestyle 2 years ago, but I have always been stumped why I get exhausted much faster than my less-than-athletic and non-Paleo friends.</p> <p>I don't have sleep apnea nor am I normally loud breather, but am seriously considering surgery after an orthodontist saw my septum was abnormal in a CAT scan.</p> <p>thoughts?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/146752/could-my-deviated-septum-be-inhibiting-my-athletic-performance/146764#146764 Debi 2012-09-02T01:45:37Z 2012-09-02T01:45:37Z

<p>My 19 yr old son just got his septum surgery in June of this year after 2 years of suffering through migraines so debilitating that he would miss 1-2 days of school a week!! He's never said anything about athletic performance before versus after his surgery. However, he is no longer depressed or head-achy all the time. Personally, I believe the reason he would awaken with migraines was due to his inability to breathe well at night. Instead of being apneic and loud breathing, I couldn't hear a THING!! Now, I can plainly hear the sounds of breathing coming from his bed when I check on him at night. So, my point is... perhaps you don't have sleep apnea as most people think of it (unless you've been to a sleep clinic and cleared you as not having it at all)... but you could be breathing less and having low oxygen all night long. If that's the case, I DO think you'd be more rested and less exhausted after surgery. On a side note, if you haven't had your heart checked out, please do so... there are a few heart-related issues that could be affecting you (a congenital heart defect like a small hole in your AV septum or long-QT syndrome are two of the things that kill seemingly "healthy" young athletes) could be the issue. Check that before any surgeries!! </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/146752/could-my-deviated-septum-be-inhibiting-my-athletic-performance/146770#146770 Acumen Athletics 2012-09-02T03:18:41Z 2012-09-02T03:18:41Z

<p>I got septoplasty done about 4 years ago. Breathing is the same but nose bleeds dissappeared. Even hard front kicks to my face hasn't popped open my ketchup.</p>