What are the symptoms of nasal polyps in children?

Nasal polyps are actually not very common in children, but they are more common in adults. If a child develops nasal polyps, the nose will be severely blocked, seriously affecting the child's nasal breathing function, and may even cause abnormal facial development, giving the child a special facial appearance. If children have nasal polyps, they should be actively treated, otherwise it will have a great impact on the child's physical development, and it will also be easy for the brain to be deprived of oxygen due to breathing difficulties, which will eventually affect the child's intellectual development.

Children with nasal polyps are prone to persistent nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, blockage nasal sound, snoring during sleep and mouth breathing. There may be runny nose, headache, tinnitus, stuffy ears and hearing loss. Mucous polyps are quite similar to peeled grapes or fresh lychee flesh, with a smooth, translucent, pink surface, and thin strips mostly coming from the middle nasal meatus, which are soft and movable to the touch.

Hemorrhagic polyps are relatively rare in children. They have a smooth surface, are congested, are soft to the touch and bleed easily. Fibrous polyps are grayish white, smooth in surface, firm to the touch and less likely to bleed. Multiple polyps often come from the ethmoid sinus, and single polyps often grow from the maxillary sinus and fall into the posterior nostril, which is called choanal polyp. If nasal polyps increase in number and become larger and are not treated for a long time, the nasal bridge may widen and form a "frog nose".

Most patients have a long history of nasal disease when they visit the doctor. At first, you may feel like there is mucus in your nose that you can't blow out, which is caused by polyps blocking the upper part of your nasal cavity. At night, there may be obvious nasal congestion, resulting in mouth breathing, which may lead to chronic pharyngitis over time.

Some children with nasal polyposis will have a significant increase in nasal secretions, and will sneeze from time to time due to the irritation of the secretions. In addition, children with nasal polyps are prone to headaches and dizziness. In addition, after the onset of nasal polyps, other infections may occur, which may eventually lead to rhinitis and even pharyngitis. If the nasal polyps are large, they can also press on the eye sockets and affect the child's vision.