Treatment of nasal polyps

As nasal polyps have a tendency to recur, so now more advocate comprehensive treatment, the specific methods are as follows: 1, steroid hormone therapy The therapy is suitable for (1) primary polyps: when the polyps are small, corticosteroid aerosol (such as beclomethasone) intranasal spray, 3-4 times a day, each time 50-l00μg, can stop the growth of polyps or even disappear.

(2) Large polyps blocking the common nasal passage: To facilitate surgical removal. First, take prednisone orally. 30-60mg daily for 2 weeks, which can reduce the size of polyps significantly. Chu Juncai, Department of Otolaryngology, Taizhou Fourth People’s Hospital (3) postoperative nasal polyps: postoperative steroid hormone aerosol spray into the nasal cavity twice a day, adhere to 1-2 months, can prevent and perpetuate the recurrence of polyps.

2.Surgical removal For large polyps that obviously cause nasal congestion or invasive damage to the perinasal area, the polyps in the nasal cavity and sinuses can be surgically removed after 2 weeks of steroid hormone control.