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Its possible to have nasal polyps without allergy ?
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Yes: Nasal polyps can be due to several reasons other than allergies. Mainly are due to inflammation, and allergy is just a type of inflammatory process
Answered 12/30/2015
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Yes: Nasal polyps and allergy are independent conditions but nasal airflow obstruction is common to both.
Answered 11/18/2016
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