I. What is nasal polyp?
Nasal polyp is a long-term edema of the nasal mucosa and the formation of non-recoverable masses. In the early stage of nasal mucosal edema, if the causes of mucosal edema can be removed, the edema will subside and polyps may not be formed. When the cause of mucosal edema cannot be removed, the edema persists and develops to a certain extent, due to gravity, a swelling connected by a thin root tip is formed, which is continuous with the mucosa of the nose or sinus, and becomes a polyp. Polyp tissue is generally irreversible, polyp formation even after the removal of the cause, the polyp will not disappear.
Second, nasal polyps will usually appear what symptoms?
1, the patient will appear persistent nasal congestion, the sense of smell is significantly reduced, nasal sound is heavy, but also shows frequent open-mouth breathing and snoring.
2.After the appearance of the disease, patients also have symptoms such as runny nose, tinnitus, stuffy ears and hearing loss.
3, after examination, if it is a mucus polyp, similar to lymphoid flesh, the surface is smooth and pink.
4.Hemorrhagic nasal polyp, with smooth surface, very soft and easy to bleed.
5.The volume of nasal polyp keeps increasing, if not treated in time, it can lead to the widening of the dorsum of the nose to form a “frog nose”.
The main symptom of nasal polyps is nasal blockage, the degree of blockage varies with the size of polyps. When the polyp is small, the patient may have no obvious feeling or only have symptoms of allergic rhinitis; when the polyp develops to a certain extent, the patient feels that the nose is not clear and there is a feeling of incomplete discharge; as the polyp grows larger, the symptoms of nasal blockage gradually become obvious and eventually lead to complete nasal blockage.
Huge nasal polyps can compress and destroy the nasal-maxillary sinus structure, resulting in widening of the nasal root, separation of the eyes too far apart, and expansion of the nasal side to the sides.
Third, will nasal polyp become cancer?
There is no medical evidence that nasal polyps can become malignant, so there is generally no need to worry. However, because chronic rhinitis and nasal polyps can cause long-term chronic irritation to the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity and sinuses, so from this perspective, although they are not clearly carcinogenic, chronic rhinitis and nasal polyps need to be treated in a timely manner.
In addition, many originally malignant nasal sinus masses, the beginning of the symptoms such as nasal congestion is similar to nasal polyps, or malignant masses and the junction of the normal nasal mucosa, the mucosa will become like a polyp, the physical examination can only see nasal polyps, so further examination is needed to identify, so if you find something growing in the nose should be promptly consulted.
Fourth, whether nasal polyps need to be treated?
If a nasal polyp is found, it should be treated in a timely and standardized manner. Nasal polyps can cause physical discomfort due to nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms, affecting work, study and social life;
Nasal congestion causes snoring and breath-holding at night, medically known as snoring, which can cause cardiovascular disease, memory loss, etc.; nasal congestion makes children breathe with their mouths open for a long time and lack of oxygen, which may also affect intellectual development and make the five senses poorly developed.
Fifth, nasal polyps must be operated?
In addition to a few smaller nasal polyps can be treated with drugs, most nasal polyps need surgery.
After nasal polyp surgery, the nose inside the polyp is removed, will leave a large trauma surface, after surgery on these wounds will be repeatedly crusted, coupled with mucosal edema, there will be small polyps regeneration. And the scabs may block the sinus opening again together with the secretions. Therefore, postoperative review of nasal polyps is as important as the surgery.
The cleaning of the nasal cavity after surgery needs the help of a doctor, otherwise it will affect the results of the surgery and can easily recur. A timely visit to the hospital for a change of medication will allow timely cleaning of scabs and secretions, removal of new small polyps, and opening of the sinus opening. Generally after surgery, depending on each patient’s recovery, several more visits to the hospital may be required for review.