Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
People with nasal polyps often complain about having a cold that has lasted for months or years.
Symptoms include:
Mouth breathing - Nose feeling blocked (
nasal obstruction ) - Reduced or complete loss of sense of smell (not common with sinus infection)
- Runny nose
Headaches or pain are NOT common unless there is also a sinus infection.
Signs and tests
Examining the nose shows a grayish grape-like mass in the nasal cavity.
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Review Date: 10/09/2009
Reviewed By: Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, Otolaryngologist, Virginia Mason Medical
Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
