TOPIC – NASAL POLYP
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DEFINITION
CAUSES
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
COMPLICATION
HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES
MANAGEMENT
CASE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
DEFINATION• Nasal Polyp are
the most common
benign growths in
the nasal cavity.
CAUSES
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Nasal Polyps are more common in
adults than in children.
Polyps are seen with greater frequency
in people with asthma, allergic rhinitis
(hay fever), vasomotor rhinitis (may be
caused by emotional upset or sexual
arousal), and certain kinds of drug use,
chronic sinus infections, and cystic
fibrosis. They can be a sensitivity
reaction to aspirin. About one out of
four people with cystic fibrosis has
nasal polyps. Frequently, no specific
cause can be found.
Signs & Symptoms
• Usually in both sides of the nose, polyps are essentially
outgrowths of the nasal mucosa.
The polyps are smooth, gelatinous, semi-translucent,
pear-shaped, and pink to white in color. The polyps
originate near the ethmoid sinuses (located at the top of
the nose on both sides of the nasal cavity) and grow
into the open areas of the nasal cavity. They sometimes
grow large and numerous enough to cause nasal
obstruction.
Diagnosis
• Nasal Polyps can occasionally be seen on exam with a
nasal speculum. Sometimes they can only be seen with
special equipment. Since polyps are devoid of sensation,
they can be distinguished from other swollen tissues by
a lack of pain on probing.
The clinical features of nasal polyps include nasal
congestion (100%), loss of smell and/or taste (75%),
sneezing and runny nose (60%), post-nasal drip (65%),
facial pain (35%), and itchy eyes (25%).
Treatment
• MEDICINAL TREATMENT
Conventional medical treatment with a nasal steroid spray and/or a
short course of oral corticosteroids is usually effective, shrinking or
eliminating the polyps. Surgery to remove the polyps and infected
material is recommended if the medical treatment is not successful.
The problem with these approaches is that they are not addressing the
cause. The best form of treatment would be to find out what the patient
is allergic to and try to eliminate it. This does not only mean what can
be inhaled, it can also be an allergy to food substances as well.
Complete allergy testing for inhaled substances and foods should be
carried out. Electric acupuncture has also shown some positive results
in the treatment of nasal polyps.
• SURGICAL TREATMENT
- POLYPECTOMY
Complications
• A single, small nasal polyp rarely causes complications,
but a large polyp or many smaller polyps (polyposis)
may lead to the following:
• Acute or chronic sinus infections.
• Obstructive sleep apnea — a potentially serious
condition in which you stop and start breathing a
number of times during sleep.
• Altered facial structure leading to double vision or
unusually wide-set eyes. This complication is rare and is
most likely to occur in people with cystic fibrosis.
HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES
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TUBERCULINUM
BARYTA CARB
ALLUMINA
CALC. PHOS
CONIUM
CALC. FLOUR
SILICEA
PHOSPHORUS
TEUCRIUM MARUM
LACHESIS
CALC. IOD
SANGUNERIA
LEMNA MINOR
KALI BICHROME
HOMOEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT
• TEUCRIUM MAR
- IT IS ONE OF THE BEST REMEDIES FOR POLYP OF NOSE
- 3-4 DOSES REPEATED AFTER AN INTERVAL OF 15 DAYS USUALLY CURES
PERMANENTLY
- BLOCKAGE OF NOSE ON THE SIDE PATIENT LIES ON
- POLYP IS SOFT AND GELLY LIKE CONSISTENCY
• LEMNA MINOR
- NASAL POLYPI
- SWOLLEN MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF THE NOSE
- ATROPHIC RHINITIS
- FOETID SMELL
- REDUCES THE OBSTRUCTION OF NOSE BY REDUCING THE
SWELLING
• CALC. CARB
- A GOOD REMEDY FOR POLYP OF NOSE, EAR, BLADDER, UTERUS ETC
- IT SHOULD BE REPETED AFTER 7 DAYS
- MUCOUS POLYPS WHICH BLEED EASILY
• PHOSPHOROUS
- NASAL POLYP BLEED EASILY
- HANKERCHIEF IS ALWAYS BLOODY
- IMAGINARY ODOURS
- CRAVING FOR COLD DRINKS
- SNEEZING
- POLYP OF THE UTERUS
• SANGUNARIA
- POLYP OF THE NOSE OR LARYNX
- SMARTING AND BURNING IN NOSE AND THROAT
- NOSE OBSTRUCTED
- BLEEDING FROM REMOVAL OF CRUSTS
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