What is Nasal Polip?
Nasal polyps or nasal polyps are pale pink and non-malignant formations originating from the mucosa, which is the covering of the nasal and sinus cavities. The incidence of nasal polyps in adults is approximately 1-4%.
What are the Symptoms of Nasal Polibinin?
The nasal polyp is usually asymptomatic unless the sinus obstructs the mouth or reaches large dimensions. However, if the polyp clogs the sinus mouth, the mucus secretion produced within this cavity cannot come out and become thickened in the sinus, causing infection. In addition, very large polyps can fill the nasal cavity and cause symptoms such as nasal congestion, snoring, deodorization, dry mouth, sore throat and runny nose.
What Causes Nasal Polyp?
The causes of nasal polyps include allergy, asthma, genetic predisposition and chronic sinusitis. As a result of a chronic inflammation in the nose, edema of the nasal mucosa and subsequent structures called polyps are formed, which have intense fluid accumulation.
How are nasal polyps treated?
In the treatment of nasal polyps, medication or surgical treatment is used.
Medical Treatment
The vast majority of nasal polyps shrink with intraperitoneal or oral corticosteroid therapy. Thus, an improvement that improves quality of life such as improvement in nasal congestion, increase in smell, decrease in runny nose is observed. Antihistaminic drugs may also be added to the treatment if there is allergic flu or asthma associated with nasal polyps.
Surgical Treatment
In some cases, surgery may be required. If the nasal polyps obstruct the sinus entry and cause continuous infection, polyps that completely fill the nasal cavity and do not respond to medication should be removed by surgery.
