Nasal polyps, which hang down like teardrops or grapes on the lining of your nasal passages or sinuses, are soft, painless, noncancerous growths that are brought on by chronic inflammation brought on by immune disorders, allergies, recurrent infections, asthma, and other conditions.
Nasal polyps can affect anyone, but they’re more common in adults, and smaller growths or groups of them may not cause symptoms, but larger growths or groups can block your nasal passages or result in breathing difficulties, a loss of sense of smell, and frequent infections.
Causes–Because the inflammation occurs in the fluid-producing lining (mucous membrane) of your nose and sinuses, it’s not clear why some people develop chronic inflammation or why ongoing inflammation triggers polyp formation in some people but not in others. There is some evidence that people who develop polyps have a different immune system response and different chemical markers in their mucous membranes than do those who don’t.
Nasal polyps may develop anywhere in your sinuses or nasal passages, but they most frequently do so in an area where sinuses near your eyes, nose, and cheekbones all drain through winding passages into your nose (ostiomeatal complex). Nasal polyps may develop at any age, but they’re most common in young and middle-aged adults.
Symptoms— Chronic sinusitis, also known as chronic rhinosinusitis, is an inflammation of the lining of your nasal passages and sinuses that lasts longer than 12 weeks. It’s possible, and even slightly more likely, to have chronic sinusitis without nasal polyps.
Multiple growths or a large polyp may block your sinuses and nasal passages, but since nasal polyps themselves are soft and asymptomatic, you might not even be aware that you have them if they are small.
Nasal polyps and chronic sinusitis are common signs and symptoms of the following:
· A runny nose
· Persistent stuffiness
· Postnasal drip
Reduced or absent olfactory perception
Taste sensitivity loss
· Facial pain or headache
Upper teeth discomfort
A feeling of pressure across your face and forehead
· Snoring
Risk factors–Nasal polyps are frequently linked to the following conditions:
·Asthma,a condition that results in widespread airway swelling and inflammation
·Aspirin sensitivitymay increase the likelihood of nasal polyps in some people
·Allergic fungal sinusitis,a fungus allergy in the air
·Cystic fibrosis,a hereditary condition that causes the nasal and sinus membranes to secrete thick mucus and other abnormally thick, sticky fluids
·Churg-Strauss syndrome,an uncommon illness that results in blood vessel inflammation
There is some evidence that certain genetic variations linked to immune system function increase your risk of developing nasal polyps, but your family history may also be a factor.
Complications–Due to their ability to obstruct normal airflow and fluid drainage as well as the chronic inflammation that underlies their development, nasal polyps can result in a number of complications, including the following:
·Obstructive sleep apnea.You stop breathing frequently while you sleep if you have this potentially dangerous condition.
·Asthma flare-ups.Asthma can be made worse by persistent rhinosinusitis.
·Sinus infections.You may be more vulnerable to chronic or recurrent sinus infections if you have nasal polyps.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Some of the most significant homoeopathic remedies for nasal polyps are listed below, despite the fact that it is a surgical disease.
Nasal polyps cause obstruction, loss of smell, and occasionally a putrid smell in the nose. Another common symptom is a thick, yellow-white discharge from the nose, which can occasionally be muco purulent. Nasal polyps are made worse by rainy weather. Lemna Minor is one of the most effective treatments for them.
TEUCRIUM MARUM CMAnother successful treatment for nasal polyps is Teucrium Marum. This medication causes a marked nasal obstruction, which obstructs the side of the nose on which the patient is lying down, as well as a loss of smell and a crawling sensation inside the nose.
When a watery, burning nasal discharge, pressure over the root of the nose, a plugged feeling in the nostrils, enlarged nasal turbinates, sneezing, and a yellow, bloody mucus discharge from the nose occur, Sanguinaria Nitricum is prescribed three times a day.
MERC BIN. IODIDE 3XThe patient hawks mucus from the posterior nares, the turbinated bones are swollen, and iodide is effective for the left side polyps.
KALI NITRICUM 3X-Kali Nitricum works well for nose obstruction, sneezing, loss of smell, and digging pain in the nostrils caused by right-sided nasal polyps with coryza.
If you have nasal polyps that are crusted and produce foul-smelling, yellowish mucus, try ntric acid.
CALCAREA CARB 30-Calcarea Carb is an effective medication for left-sided nasal polyps. It is prescribed for people who complain of a blocked nose on the left side, with a fetid smell and yellow discharge from the nose, as well as dryness in the nose that may be felt in the morning and more sneezing. Patients with Calcarea Carb are fat, obese, and flabby, and they easily catch colds with the slightest change in weather. They also have a craving for
ALLIUM CEPA 30Allium cepa is recommended when sneezing is brought on by a nasal polyp. This condition is characterized by watery nasal discharge of a burning, acrid nature that corrodes the upper lips, a headache that may last along with flu-like symptoms, a lump some people feel at the base of their noses, and nasal stoppage.
PHOSPHORUS 30When there is coryza, accompanied by a dull headache, sneezing that gets worse with strong odors, and a blocked nose in the morning, phosphorus is prescribed. It is also very effective for nasal polyps that bleed easily.
KALI BICHROMICUM 30–KaliThe post nasal discharge is thick, lumpy, ropy in nature, accompanied by much hawking, and there is marked pressure at the root of the nose. There is also a fetid smell coming from the nose, violent sneezing in the morning, and other symptoms. bichromicum is effective for post nasal discharge in nasal polyps.
When sinusitis is accompanied by nasal polyps, Thuja occ. is prescribed. There is a thin, greenish discharge and loss of smell.
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