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Nasal polyps
Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses. Symptoms include trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell, decreased taste, post nasal drip, and a runny nose. The growths are sac-like, movable, and non-tender, though face pain may occasionally occur. They typically occur in both nostrils in those who are affected. may include sinusitis and broadening of the nose.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell, decreased taste, post nasal drip, runny nose, facial pressure, nasal congestion
Causes — why it happens
- ·Unclear
How it's found
- ·Looking up the nose, CT scan
Treatment
- · nasal spray, , antihistamines
Complications
- ·Sinusitis, broadening of the nose
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