Nasal Polyps: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Nasal Polyps: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

In simple terms, nasal polyps are unhealthy sinus tissue growths inside the nose, says Jean Kim, MD, PhD , an associate professor of otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. “By ‘unhealthy,’ I mean full of inflammation — tissues and cells behaving badly,” Dr. Kim says. Nasal polyps are a subgroup of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), which affects about 1 in 8 adults. CRS is characterized by inflammation of the nose and sinus cavities. …