Nasal polyps treatment

Symptoms

Polyps are commonly grown in areas where the mucous membranes swell due to fluid retention, such as the area around the sinus cavities in the nasal cavity. When newly formed, a polyp looks like a tear and if it has ripened, its shape resembles grapes grayish.

Polyps cause nasal obstruction, because the patients often complain of decreased function of the sense of smell. Because the sensory faculties of touch with the sense of smell, then the patient may also experience a decrease in the function of the senses of taste and smell.

Nasal polyps can also have blockage of the drainage of mucus from the sinuses to the nose, this blockage causes the accumulation of mucus in the sinuses. Mucus is too long in the sinuses can get infected and eventually sinusitis. Masses with children often nasal voice and breathe through his mouth.

Treatment

A nasal spray containing corticosteroids can sometimes shorten the size of polyps or even remove polyps.
Surgery is done if:
    Polyps obstruct the respiratory tract
    Polyps block the drainage of the sinuses so often happens sinus infection
    Polyps associated with tumors.
Polyps tend to turn back if the cause (allergies or infections) are not controlled, the use of a nasal spray containing corticosteroids can slow or prevent recurrence. Only if this recurrence heavy nature, surgery should be done to improve sinus drainage and dispose of infected materials.

If you experience persistent nasal congestion and increasingly severe coupled with the always dripping snot and impaired olfactory function, chances are you suffer from nasal polyps. Nasal polyps occur because of the visual aspect of the soft tissue in the nasal cavity, which is white or gray. This mesh can be observed directly with the naked eye after enlarged nostrils with a nasal speculum.

Nasal polyps are usually affected adults are likely induced by a hypersensitivity reaction or an allergic reaction in the nasal mucosa lasting. Some other elements that increase the chances of developing nasal polyps include sinusitis (sinus inflammation) is a chronic, irritation, nasal obstruction due to anatomical abnormalities and enlargement of the turbinate.

The principle of treatment of nasal polyps is polipnya overcome and avoid the causes or agents that led to polyps, small polyps when treated with oral drugs and spraying with a nasal spray. Nevertheless, if a large polyp and not made possible with oral medication or spray it should be surgically removed of polyps.