Nasal Polyp :
Nasal polyps refer to soft, painless, noncancerous growths of the tissues that line the nose and sinuses. It is mostly seen in young and middle-aged adults. Symptoms may include runny, stuffy nose, loss of smell and taste, postnasal drip, facial pain, headache, teeth pain, sense of pressure over forehead and face, snoring, sleep apnea, sinusitis, sleep disorders, and difficulty in breathing. Risk factors include asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinus infections, cystic fibrosis, hypersensitivity to NSAIDs, and genetics. Complications of nasal polyps are bone infection, bone loss, abscesses, and meningitis. Diagnosis is made by CT scan and MRI. It is treated with medications like steroid nasal sprays, oral steroids like prednisone, biological medications like dupilumab injections, and surgeries like polypectomy, balloon sinuplasty, and functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
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