What are the diagnosis and treatment methods for nasal polyps?

Patients with nasal polyps often do not understand what their condition is, which causes them to mess up their condition accidentally, and sometimes even worsen their condition. This is mainly due to a lack of understanding of the disease. Therefore, as patients, we must learn more about the pathology and causes of the disease so that we can better care for and prevent the disease and restore our health as soon as possible.

Whether you have nasal polyps or not, there's no harm in learning more about how to diagnose and treat them. Once you have them or someone you know has them, you'll be better prepared to deal with this annoying condition.

Clinical symptoms of nasal polyps

(1) Progressive and persistent nasal congestion, usually bilateral.

(2) Sticky or purulent nasal discharge: mostly caused by obstructive inflammation of the nasal cavity and sinuses.

(3) Some people may experience a decrease or loss of sense of smell: this is mainly caused by polyps, obstructive inflammation, and chronic inflammation of the olfactory mucosa.

(4) Headache: Pain in the forehead, between the eyebrows, and behind the head of the head is caused by involvement of the sinuses.

(5) Ear symptoms and others: If nasal polyps block the pharyngeal opening of the Eustachian tube backward, tinnitus and hearing loss may occur. Some patients also experience dizziness, memory loss, and lack of concentration.

What tests are needed for nasal polyps

(1) Changes in nasal appearance: When nasal polyps are too numerous and too large, the bridge of the nose may widen and the sides of the nose may bulge, giving it a "frog nose" appearance.

(2) Anterior rhinoscopy: A translucent, lychee-shaped mass is seen in the nasal cavity. The surface of the mass appears smooth and grayish white. It is soft to the touch, not painful, can be moved and does not bleed easily. If there is blood on the surface, or if it bleeds when touched, it is called a hemorrhagic polyp.

(3) Retronasal endoscopy and nasal endoscopy: can clarify the location, range and relationship of polyps to surrounding structures.

(4) Coronal CT of sinuses: To understand the condition of the nasal cavity and sinuses and provide a basis for surgery.

Nasal polyps are generally bilateral. If they occur unilaterally, they need to be differentiated from nasal malignant tumors, inverted papilloma, meningoencephalocele, nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, etc.

What are the diagnostic criteria for nasal polyps?

The diagnosis can be made by progressive nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, and the presence of translucent new growths in the nasal cavity that appear smooth during examination.

How to treat nasal polyps

(1) For patients with small polyps and a small lesion area who are newly diagnosed, drug treatment can be considered first. Systemic administration of adrenocortical hormones (oral, intramuscular, or intravenous) and topical nasal sprays or nasal drops can eliminate small polyps. If the polyp is large and widespread, consider surgical removal.

(2) For patients with nasal polyps and sinusitis, polypectomy and sinusoplasty should be considered.

(3) Patients with recurrent nasal polyps and sinusitis should undergo surgical treatment and postoperative local nasal steroid spray to control the recurrence of polyps.

At present, with the widespread application of nasal endoscopic technology in clinical practice and the continuous improvement of surgical skills, the one-time cure rate of nasal polyps has increased to more than 90%. The incision has the advantages of less trauma, clear field of vision, and thorough removal of diseased tissue.

How to determine the treatment standards for nasal polyps

(1) Cure: Nasal polyps are removed, wounds heal, and symptoms disappear.

(2) Easy to install: removal of nasal polyps. The wound surface partially healed and the symptoms partially disappeared.

(3) Not healed: Nasal polyps are not completely removed or recur, and the wound surface does not heal. Symptoms did not improve or even worsened.

Through the detailed introduction of this article, we have learned about the diagnosis and treatment methods of nasal polyps. As long as we master these two, we can better detect and control the disease. In addition, while taking medication, we can also use some dietary therapy methods to assist in the treatment, so that the effect will be more obvious and promote early recovery.