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why zinc shrinks nasal polyps
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Dr. David Sherris answered
33 years experience Facial Plastic Surgery
Steroids: Systemic or topical nasal steroids, or surgery.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Removal: Please see your doctor to have these removed.
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
See your doctor/ENT: Nasal polyps treatment depends on presentation, symptoms and coexisting conditios like allergies and asthma
these can be managed most of the times wi ... Read More
Dr. David Sherris answered
33 years experience Facial Plastic Surgery
See ENT doc: See an ear nose and throat doctor for evaluation of the severity of your problem and treatment options which include observation, medicines and surger ... Read More
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Dr. Kathryn Riordan answered
38 years experience Rheumatology
Enlarged tissues: Nasal polyps are enlarged tissues in the back of the nose much like tonsils and adenoids. They are usually full of lymphocytes, a type of white cell ... Read More
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Dr. Bernstein Joel answered
60 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Inflammatory growths: Nasal polyps are de novo inflammatory growth arising from the lateral wall of the nose. The histo-pathology is very different from normal nasal mucos ... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yash Khanna answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
No it is not possibl: No it is not possible and you should not even attempt it on your own.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Machtinger answered
44 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Just a guess: Pioneers likely could not tell the difference between nasal polyps & other forms of rhinitis as they lacked the equipment to examine the nose. Two her ... Read More
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Dr. Paul Williams answered
28 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Have this checked: Nasal polyps are uncommon in childhood, but may be associated with certain diseases, such as allergies or cystic fibrosis. See your doctor.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Malinda Linn answered
14 years experience Family Medicine
Can be a problem: Nasal polyps should always be further evaluated and monitored by a specialist (eg., ent) and surgically removed if needed. They can be cancer and shou ... Read More
A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Farhad Sigari answered
20 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
No: Bacitracin is an antibiotic. Nasal polyps are a manifestation of allergic disease not a result of infection. I would recommend you seek treatment wit ... Read More
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Dr. Christopher Hove answered
25 years experience Facial Plastic Surgery
Nasal polyps: Sometimes. I have often had success avoiding surgery by treating polyps with short periods of steroids, then placing patients on a steroid nasal spra ... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Usually no: Nasal polyps are often associated with allergies and cause nasal obstruction but are usually not painful.
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