Patients fitting the inclusion criteria will be approached in the Outpatients clinic. The decision for septoplasty +/- turbinate surgery will be made there and consent for the operation will be taken. A patient information sheet will be administered by the lead investigator or other medical staff on the same day, allowing the patient ample time to discuss the matter with relatives and medical staff. Patients will be left to read the information sheet and then re-approached to assess willingness to be included in the trial. The procedure of the trial will be further explained and informed consent to take part will be obtained. Patients will retain the patient information sheet as well as receive a scoring sheet containing visual analogue scales to assess symptoms - pain, running, sense of smell, bleeding, blockage. A questionnaire assessing use of post-operative analgesia for 7 days on a daily basis will also be included.