Symptoms and signs of nasal polyps

Nasal polyps are a very common disease in daily life. Mucous polyps, bleeding, shortness of breath, dizziness, fibrous polyps, runny nose, persistent nasal congestion and a big nose are the most typical symptoms of nasal polyps. Generally, nasal congestion, decreased or absent sense of smell, hearing loss and frog-shaped nose may be the precursors of nasal polyps, so people need to pay more attention to related knowledge, which can help us detect the disease early.

1. Seven typical symptoms of nasal polyps

1. Mucous polyps are quite similar to peeled grapes or fresh lychee flesh, with a smooth and translucent surface, pink in color, and thin strips mostly coming from the middle nasal meatus, which are soft and movable to the touch.

2. Bleeding: Hemorrhagic polyps (rarely) have a smooth surface, are congested, soft to the touch and bleed easily.

3. Shortness of breath and dizziness: If the disease is not discovered in time, nasal polyps will continue to grow, significantly aggravating nasal congestion, causing headaches or dizziness, and decreased or even loss of sense of smell. If the polyp blocks the posterior nostril or even protrudes into the nasopharynx, it can cause hearing loss and widen the nasal dorsum, forming a "frog nose."

4. Fibrous polyps: Fibrous polyps are grayish white, smooth in surface, firm to the touch and not prone to bleeding.

5. Runny nose: In the early stage of nasal polyps, patients will feel a lot of nasal mucus in the nasal cavity, mostly serous. If there is a concurrent infection, there may be purulent secretions. Patients rarely sneeze, but they may sneeze if there is allergic inflammation of the nasal mucosa.

6. Persistent nasal congestion. Patients with nasal polyps will experience long-term nasal congestion. The reason for the nasal congestion is that the capillaries in the nasal cavity are not smooth, causing the capillaries to expand. The use of vasoconstrictor nasal drops has no obvious effect. Patients will also suffer from decreased sense of smell, obstructive nasal sounds, snoring during sleep and mouth breathing due to nasal congestion, which may lead to chronic pharyngitis over time.

7. Nasal polyps squeeze the surrounding tissues, causing a large nose.

2. Symptoms of nasal polyps

Nasal congestion: Nasal congestion is progressive and worsens, gradually becoming persistent, and mouth breathing occurs at night;

Sneezing and clear runny nose: When the nasal mucosa is inflamed, symptoms such as sneezing and clear runny nose may occur;

Decreased or absent sense of smell: Polyps block the nostrils and cause nasal congestion, leading to decreased or even absent sense of smell;

Hearing loss: If a giant polyp blocks the posterior nasal cavity or protrudes into the nasopharynx, it may cause symptoms such as hearing loss;

Dizziness and headache: Larger polyps affect the sinuses, which can aggravate nasal congestion and cause dizziness or headache;

"Frog-shaped nose": Long-term huge polyps cause the bridge of the nose to become widened and flat, and the dorsum of the nose on both sides to bulge, inducing "frog-shaped nose"