updated: Apr. 16, 2020
If you are having trouble breathing or have recurrent sinus infections, you may also have nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths which hang down from the walls of your nasal passages or sinuses. You are at greater risk of having nasal polyps if you have:
If you are at greater risk of forming nasal polyps, there is a lot you can do to prevent them. Remember to:
You may not experience any symptoms if you have small nasal polyps, however, larger nasal polyps can cause:
Fortunately there are effective treatments for nasal polyps. Your doctor may suggest:
For larger nasal polyps that don’t respond to treatment with medications, surgery might be indicated. Surgery is performed endoscopically using an endoscope with a camera attached which is inserted into your nostril and guided up your nasal passages into your sinuses. Tiny instruments are used to remove the polyps or other growths interfering with breathing.
Call your ENT today and start breathing better tomorrow!
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