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- What are nasal polyps?
- Symptoms of nasal polyps
- Causes of nasal polyps
- Prevention of nasal polyps
- Risk factors for nasal polyps
- Complications of nasal polyps
- When to see a doctor about nasal polyps
- Diagnosis of nasal polyps
- Conventional treatment of nasal polyps
- Alternative/complementary treatment of nasal polyps
- Living with nasal polyps
- Caring for someone with nasal polyps
The main symptom of nasal polyps is:
- Blocked nose - this causes a diminished ability to breath through the nose properly
Other symptoms of nasal polyps are:
- Changes to the face and nose - from very large polyps
- Headaches - from sinusitis
- Post nasal drip
- Runny nose
- Senses of smell and taste may be dull or diminished
- Sinusitis - from blockage of sinus passages, which enables more frequent infections to occur
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Less common symptoms of nasal polyps are:
- Changes to the face and nose - from very large polyps, which cause severe swelling to the sides of the nose where they are growing
- Sleep apnoea - the nasal polyps cause blockages severe enough that they interfere with breathing at night when lying down
- Snoring - from larger polyps interfering with ability to breath properly when lying down
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
