Nasal breathing is essential to our health and well-being. Breathing through the nose cleans the air we inhale, warms it before getting to our lungs, and also increases oxygen intake by boosting innate chemicals in our nose to expand our blood vessels. Turbinate reduction can relieve a stuffy nose and help with this.    In certain cases, over-aggressive reduction of the inferior turbinates can lead to conditions such as atrophic rhinitis and empty nose syndrome. However, with our extensive experience, this is highly unlikely to occur.