What to do about large nasal turbinates in children

Turbinate hypertrophy in children is generally seen in chronic inflammation of the nose, nasal septum deviation, etc., need to be treated symptomatically, generally can choose medication, surgical treatment. 1. Chronic inflammation of the nose: chronic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, etc. can cause capillary expansion of the nasal mucosa, tissue edema, long-term reciprocal turbinate hypertrophy. You can use local glucocorticosteroids, such as dexamethasone spray nasal cavity, hypertrophy is serious, you can consider surgical resection of hypertrophied turbinate. 2. Deviated nasal septum: Congenital or acquired deviated nasal septum can cause mucous membrane hyperplasia of the opposite side of the turbinate, resulting in hypertrophy of the turbinate. The deviated septum needs to be corrected surgically; in addition, if the hypertrophy is serious, the hypertrophied turbinate needs to be removed on the basis of septal correction surgery. In conclusion, children with enlarged turbinate should go to the hospital in time and choose different treatments according to their conditions.