A polyp in the nose is medically known as a nasal polyp. Nasal polyps are formed when the mucous membrane in the nasal cavity swells and loses its normal function. When the nose does not breathe after a cold, it is the result of the swelling of the mucous membrane in the nasal cavity. After the application of oral medication or local nasal drops, the swelling of the mucous membrane in the cavity subsides, the nose will be ventilated again. However, repeated swelling of the mucous membrane in the nasal cavity will be like a balloon filled with water for a long time and lose its elasticity, which cannot be recovered and forms nasal polyps.
There are many cavities surrounded by bony plates in the nasal cavity, medically known as sinuses, including the pterygoid, septal, frontal and maxillary sinuses. The formation of some nasal polyps is associated with the edema of the mucous membranes in these sinus cavities falling into the nasal cavity. Many patients with nasal polyps suffer from recurrence after surgery because the “roots” of the polyps are located in these bony crevices.
The main manifestations of nasal polyps are nasal incompetence, odor, and nasal sound in speech. Hemorrhagic nasal polyps can cause nasal bleeding. When a nasal polyp is found, it should be treated surgically. Since the nasal cavity is adjacent to the eye and brain, surgery is risky, especially with the eye only separated by a very thin bone plate, called a paper-like plate, which can be easily damaged if not handled carefully during surgery. Nasal polyp surgery requires anesthesia, and you can choose general anesthesia, or local anesthesia depending on the hospital conditions. Generally, when the surgery is performed under local anesthesia, the patient is in the awake state, and the tension will aggravate the pain, so you must cooperate with the doctor during the surgery and do not influence the doctor’s judgment, because when the operation is close to the orbit and skull base, the patient will have severe pain, and the surgeon will be more careful in this operation. General anesthesia surgery is a painless surgery with the help of an anesthesiologist. Hospitals that have the conditions can have controlled hypotension at the same time as general anesthesia, which results in less intraoperative bleeding, a clear operative field, and fewer complications. If the nasal cavity is then given surface anesthesia with a certain percentage of local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor drug preparation under general anesthesia, the effect will be better.