How do nasal polyps affect your sinuses?

Polyps: Polyps may be asymptomatic. They ususlly cause trouble breathing. They often cause decreased smell. They often obstruct sinus openings and cause infections. Drainage is common. Rarely, polyps can be cancerous therefore evaluation is needed by ent>.

Block airway & more: They block your airway and can cause infections, nasal obstruction, eye problems, and erosion into your brain area. You should have them evaluated by an ENT doctor.

Grow into them: Although we call the disease, nasal polyposis, the inflammatory disease known as nasal polyposis can grow both into the nose and into the sinuses. Then you might call the problem sinus polyposis. Sometimes an isolated polyp can arise from the sinus mucosa itself in the absence of nasal polyps.