Nasal polyps

What are nasal polyps?

Paranasal sinuses are air cavities within the skull that open into the nose. If the soft tissue lining of the sinuses becomes inflamed or swollen, it fills the surounding space and can then expand into the nose forming a growth called a polyp. There are a lot of small sinuses between the eye and the nose, when polyps do occur, there will usually be a bunch of them. When they are large they can block the normal breathing pattern. Sometimes they can be treated with nasal sprays, but if it is serious they can be removed with surgery with an endoscope. They can be identified with a ct image or MRI scan. They are very obvious because they fill the spaces. Although they can be removed, polyps can grow back so basically they are very annoying.