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How to Treat Nasal Polyps Naturally ?

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  Nasal polyps, a chronic inflammatory disease of the nose and sinuses, are characterized by the presence of nasal obstruction, watery rhinorrhea (anterior), postnasal drainage (posterior), decreased sense of smell, and/or facial pain/headache. Approximately 4% of the general population in Europe is estimated to be affected by nasal polyps, with patients experiencing reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), in areas including their general health, physical functioning, emotional well-being, social life, and sleep. Standard-of-care treatment for nasal polyps includes intranasal, oral, and injectable corticosteroids and polypectomy sur¬gery, each of which can be associated with side effects and risks. Although intranasal corticosteroids are generally beneficial for the management of the symptoms associated with mild or small nasal polyps, short-term courses of systemic corticosteroids are often needed to reduce inflammation and nasal polyp size, allowing better penetration of trea
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What are Causes of Nasal Polyps ?

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  Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) affects about 4% of the European population.1 It is characterized by nasal obstruction, loss of smell, nasal secretions, and facial pressure. About 50% of these patients have comorbid asthma, aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, hypereosinophilia, or Churg-Strauss syndrome. Recurrence of the disease after surgery is high despite treatment with topical and oral glucocorticosteroids. A growing amount of evidence linking local IgE production to inflammation in patients with Nasal Polyps can be seen in the literature. Previous studies showed that specific and total IgE concentrations are increased in nasal polyps compared with those in serum or nonpolyp mucosa, illustrating an association between increased total IgE level and eosinophilic inflammation.Further studies from  independent groups also showed increased specific IgE levels in sinus tissue of patients with Nasal Polyps and greater IgE concentrations in the sinus mucosa of pat
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Is Surgery Necessary for Nasal Polyps ?

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What is Nasal Polyps ?   Nasal polyposis results from chronic inflammation of the nasal and sinus mucous membranes. Chronic inflammation causes a reactive hyperplasia of the intranasal mucosal membrane, which results in the formation of polyps. The precise mechanism of polyp formation is incompletely understood. In 1990, Tos reported 10 pathogenic theories of nasal polyp formation. Multiple chemical mediators have been identified in nasal polyps but their significance has not been completely elucidated. Some of these mediators may be released by the polyps themselves and others by the eosinophils found in certain subsets of polyps. Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors and interleukin-5 (IL-5) appear to be the most well studied. Patients with chronic allergic rhinitis; chronic sinusitis; and, less frequently, underlying disease, such as cystic fibrosis, may be at risk for the development of nasal polyps. Common presenting symptoms include nasal obstruction; chronic rh
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When is Surgery Needed for Nasal Polyps ? ( Must Read )

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Nasal polyps can develop in all the paranasal sinuses, but the region of middle meatus/osteomeatal complex lateral to the middle turbinate is of great importance. The patient may require surgical intervention if severe symptoms of obstruction and infection prove refractory to medical treatment. Medical therapies include treatment for underlying chronic allergic rhinitis using antihistamines and topical nasal steroid sprays. For severe nasal polyposis causing severe nasal obstruction, treatment with short-term steroids may be beneficial. Topical use of cromolyn spray has also been found to be helpful to some patients in reducing the severity and size of the nasal polyps. Within the nasal and sinus region, polyps originate from the middle meatus/ostiomeatal complex. With surgical removal of diseased tissues (polyps), future recurrence of polyp formation is still possible. In endoscopic sinus surgery, the goal is to remove diseased tissue and pro
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Cause of Nasal polyps is Unknown ( Must Read )

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The frequency of nasal polyps is uncertain. Only 0.5% of individuals with atopic symptoms manifest nasal polyposis, and most patients with diffuse nasal polyposis do not demonstrate an immunoglobulin E (IgE)–mediated type 1 hypersensitivity reaction. Patients with cystic fibrosis have a higher prevalence of nasal polyposis (up to 40%). In a study of 10,336 US adults, Palmer et al found that 11.5% of these individuals reported symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis, with about 10% of this subgroup indicating that they had received a previous diagnosis of nasal polyps.  Polyp development within nasal and sinus regions implicates an IgE-type hypersensitivity and an immunologic or possibly inflammatory basis for such formation. The exact etiology of polyp formation is unknown. Research is demonstrating an eosinophil-mediated mechanism with damage to the mucosa by major basic protein, but the complicated interplay of secondary messengers and chemical mediators is not clear.
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How to Cure Nasal Polyps without Surgery ?

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Nasal polyposis is an inflammatory condition of unknown etiology. Nasal polyps are the most common tumors of the nasal cavity. Approximately 30% of patients with nasal polyps test positive for environmental allergies.  Patients with massive nasal polyposis typically present with increasing nasal congestion, hyposmia to anosmia, changes in sense of taste, and persistent postnasal drainage. Headaches and facial pain and discomfort are not uncommon and are found in the periorbital and maxillary regions. On occasion, a patient with completely obstructing nasal polyposis presents with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.  Patients with solitary polyps frequently present with only symptoms of nasal obstruction, which may change with a shift in position. Coronal sinus CT scanning is the imaging study of choice in the evaluation of patients with nasal polyposis. Endoscopy in an office setting can sometimes be helpful in the diagnosis and evaluation o
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