I just had this done in February. My turbinates have always prevented me from breathing through my nose. When I was 19 (20+ years ago) I broke my nose. Which is to say that I haven't breathed through it for pretty much my entire life.
A week after the surgery when the splints came out it felt like a draft through the center of my head. Maybe people who have always been able to breathe through their nose are accustomed to this, but for me it was entirely foreign. On top of this, the inside of my head felt cold; headache inducing cold. I can imagine this could get interpreted a variety of ways, especially for people who have never had those senses developed at all.
A week after the surgery when the splints came out it felt like a draft through the center of my head. Maybe people who have always been able to breathe through their nose are accustomed to this, but for me it was entirely foreign. On top of this, the inside of my head felt cold; headache inducing cold. I can imagine this could get interpreted a variety of ways, especially for people who have never had those senses developed at all.