Inferior turbinate hypertrophy mainly presents as unilateral or bilateral nasal congestion without alternation; concomitant symptoms such as occlusive nasal sounds, nasal overflow, tinnitus and headache are seen. In addition, rhinoscopy reveals hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the mucosa of the inferior turbinate, with an uneven, nodular or mulberry-shaped mucosal surface that has lost its lustre; light pressure with a probe is parenchymal, without depressions, or with depressions that do not recover immediately and are slow to respond to vasoconstrictors; nasal resistance is increased and the average narrowest nasal cavity area is reduced by rhinomanometry and acoustic reflex rhinometry.