How to reduce the swelling of enlarged inferior turbinate

Diseases that lead to inferior turbinate hypertrophy include allergic rhinitis, chronic hypertrophic rhinitis, acute rhinitis, etc. According to the cause and condition, the swelling can be reduced by medication, surgery, physical therapy, etc. Please follow the doctor’s instruction for specific medication and treatment. 1. Medication: For patients with allergic rhinitis and acute rhinitis, oral montelukast sodium, nasal spray budesonide and other methods of treatment can be used. 2. Surgery: If conservative treatment is ineffective and the hypertrophied part is located at the posterior end of the inferior turbinate or the lower edge of the inferior turbinate, partial resection of the inferior turbinate or low-temperature plasma inferior turbinate ablation is feasible. 3. Physical therapy: such as freezing, laser, microwave, radiofrequency and other ways to reduce the size of the nasal turbinate, improve ventilation. It is recommended that patients pay attention to keep warm in daily life, avoid colds as much as possible, and improve the living and working environment, and those who continue to relieve the symptoms can actively seek medical treatment, standardize the use of medication and treatment, and do not blindly self-diagnosis and treatment.