Nose disorders

Aerosinusitis, also called barosinusitis, sinus squeeze or sinus barotrauma is a painful inflammation and sometimes bleeding of the membrane of the paranasal sinus cavities, normally the frontal sinus.

Nasal polyps (NP) are non cancerous growths within the nose or sinuses.

Nasal septum deviation or deviated nasal septum (DNS) is a physical disorder of the nose, involving a displacement of the nasal septum.

Rhinophyma is a condition causing development of a large, bulbous, ruddy nose associated with granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea.

Common cold, also known simply as a cold, is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the nose.

Epistaxis, also known as a nosebleed, is the common occurrence of bleeding from the nose.

Rhinitis or coryza is irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose.

Sinusitis, also known as a sinus infection or rhinosinusitis, is inflammation of the sinuses resulting in symptoms.

Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a rare clinical syndrome in which people who have clear nasal passages experience a range of symptoms, most commonly feelings of nasal obstruction, nasal dryness and crusting, and a sensation of being unable to breathe.

Chronic atrophic rhinitis is a chronic inflammation of nose characterised by atrophy of nasal mucosa, including the glands, turbinate bones and the nerve elements supplying the nose.

Nasal septal hematoma/haematoma is a condition affecting the nasal septum.

A rhinolith is a calculus present in the nasal cavity.

An inverted papilloma is a type of tumor in which surface epithelial cells grow downward into the underlying supportive tissue.

Post-nasal drip (PND, also termed upper airway cough syndrome, UACS, or post nasal drip syndrome, PNDS) occurs when excessive mucus is produced by the nasal mucosa.

Fungal sinusitis is the inflammation of the lining mucosa of the paranasal sinuses.

Rhinitis medicamentosa (or RM) is a condition of rebound nasal congestion brought on by extended use of topical decongestants (e.g., oxymetazoline, phenylephrine, xylometazoline, and naphazoline nasal sprays) and certain oral medications (e.g., sympathomimetic amines and various 2-imidazolines) that constrict blood vessels in the lining of the nose.

A nasal septum perforation is a medical condition in which the nasal septum, the cartilaginous membrane dividing the nostrils, develops a hole or fissure.

Rhinorrhea or rhinorrhoea is a condition where the nasal cavity is filled with a significant amount of mucus fluid.