1. Will nasal polyps disappear by themselves?
(1) Will nasal polyps disappear by themselves?
It doesn't usually disappear by itself. Nasal polyp is a common chronic nasal mucosal disease. Endoscopic examination shows that there are one or more smooth, grayish white, yellowish or reddish translucent tumors in the nasal cavity, such as litchi fleshy tumor. Early treatment, left unchecked, will lead to various complications.
(2) What will happen if nasal polyps are not cured?
Although nasal polyps are soft to the touch, painless and not easy to bleed, they will cause many complications, such as pharyngitis, otitis media, sinusitis, heart and lung function damage, and the possibility of cancer, which is extremely harmful to health. After suffering from nasal polyps, the patient's nasal secretions increase, sometimes sneezing, and there are many olfactory disorders. Because polyps hinder the flow of gas, it is easy to snore when sleeping, which has a great impact on work and life.
(3) Will nasal polyps affect life expectancy?
If nasal polyps are not aggravated, they will not cause other serious complications, but only affect the quality of life and have no effect on life expectancy. However, if the disease worsens, it may lead to many serious complications, even canceration, affecting life expectancy.
2. What factors can cause nasal polyps?
First, allergic reaction
Under the action of various allergens, the nose has allergic reactions many times. Under the action of chemical media such as histamine and leukotriene, the permeability of small blood vessels in nasal mucosa is increased, and plasma exudation is increased, which makes the nasal mucosa extremely edema and gradually droop under the action of gravity, thus producing nasal polyps.
Second, chronic inflammation.
Chronic inflammation caused by various nasal diseases, such as chronic rhinitis and sinusitis, is stimulated for a long time, leading to nasal mucosal thrombophlebitis and lymphatic reflux disorder, causing nasal mucosal edema and gradually forming polyps.
Third, others.
In recent years, nasal polyps are closely related to aspirin intolerance and bronchial asthma. Aspirin intolerant patients are prone to nasal polyps and bronchial asthma, which is generally believed to be caused by non-steroidal drugs such as aspirin interfering with arachidonic acid metabolism.
3. What are the serious consequences of nasal polyps?
(1) leads to the decline of olfactory function.
Nasal polyps are mainly due to long-term congestion and edema of nasal mucosa and excessive nasal secretions. With the slow growth of nasal polyps, it is not conducive to unobstructed respiratory tract. Therefore, nasal polyps are prone to progressive and persistent nasal congestion, which can lead to loss or disappearance of sense of smell in severe cases.
(2) affect the normal respiratory function
Because the nose can't breathe normally, the patient is bound to open his mouth to breathe, and there will be snoring, dry mouth and bad breath. After a long time, they will often feel inexplicable headache, dizziness, memory loss, poor sleep quality, and even some people will have a decline in desire.
(3) causing gastrointestinal discomfort
Due to long-term inflammatory stimulation, swallowing nasal inflammatory secretions can cause digestive tract diseases, such as stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation and so on.
(4) causing pharyngitis
Nasal secretions of patients with nasal polyps can cause inflammation of pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchus. The clinical manifestations are dry itching, burning sensation, foreign body sensation, swallowing pain and increased saliva. Weak patients or children have obvious systemic symptoms, such as fever, fear of cold, headache, loss of appetite, limb pain and so on.
(5) Causing otitis media
Single polyp, mostly growing in maxillary sinus, with long pedicle falling into posterior nostril or nasopharyngeal cavity through sinus ostium, is called posterior nostril polyp. Compression of eustachian polyp can lead to effusion in middle ear cavity, that is, tinnitus and deafness caused by exudative otitis media. If secondary infection, can lead to suppurative otitis media, occasional pus, earache.
(6) Dysfunction
Because nasal polyps will block the normal breathing of nasal cavity, it will cause embolism of heart, lung and other organ functions for a long time. For example, long-term rest caused by nasal polyps will promote high blood pressure.
(7) causing external nose deformity
If nasal polyps are not treated in time, polyps will grow too large, the external nose will be deformed, and the bridge of the nose will widen and expand to form a "frog nose", which will seriously affect the normal life and physical and mental health of patients with nasal polyps. Huge nasal polyps will crush and destroy the sinus wall or the nasal roof, and then invade the orbit, frontal sinus, anterior cranial fossa, sphenoid sinus and middle cranial fossa.
(8) Malignant lesions may occur.
For elderly patients with multiple nasal polyps, there may be the possibility of malignant lesions. If the appearance is similar to polyp, but it is diffuse growth and the surface is papillary hyperplasia, it should be differentiated from papilloma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus.
4. Will nasal polyps grow after incision?
(1) Will nasal polyps grow after incision?
It may be longer. Nasal polyps are formed by the gradual drooping of extremely edema nasal mucosa and sinuses under the action of gravity, which may be related to infection allergy. After excision, if the rhinitis focus is not eradicated, it may grow again.
(2) Is the recurrence rate of nasal polyps high?
Relatively high. Nasal polyps are easy to recur, and the postoperative recurrence rate is 15%-40%. This may be due to incomplete resection of diseased tissue or improper postoperative care, which leads to the recurrence of inflammation.
5. Is it necessary to remove nasal polyps?
Many people think that nasal polyps may grow after being cut, so can they not be cut?
Of course, the answer is no.
If nasal polyps are not treated for a long time, it will not only cause nasal congestion, headache and runny nose, but also cause more serious problems and even cancer. For example:
First, when the volume of nasal polyps increases or sinusitis is complicated, the pharyngeal orifice of eustachian tube is oppressed or stimulated by inflammation, which will cause eustachian tube dysfunction, thus leading to secretory otitis media;
Second, the mucosa of the middle nasal meatus and the sinuses is continuous, or it is easy to suffer from sinusitis because of the obstruction of the ostium.
Third, nasal polyps will hinder breathing, long-term poor breathing, and insufficient blood oxygen supply in the body will promote hypertension.
6. How to prevent nasal polyps from growing again after resection?
(1) Prevent colds
In addition to the stimulation of chronic rhinitis, cold is also an important factor leading to nasal polyps. Patients who have left nasal polyps must beware of catching a cold after surgery.
(2) pay attention to clearing the nose.
The air pollution is very serious now. Wear a mask when the air pollution is serious, and be sure to wake up your nose when you come out, so as to avoid the recurrence of nasal polyps caused by long-term stimulation of nasal mucosa by pollution.