The harm and treatment of nasal polyps in children

Nasal polyps in children are a very common childhood disease. It may not be easy to detect in the short term, but parents should be able to notice something abnormal in their children over time. Some people think that nasal polyps do not cause any serious harm, but this is actually wrong. It’s just that you may not find any abnormalities in the short term, but if you don’t get treatment early, it may cause serious consequences. Let us now learn about its dangers and treatment.

harm

Although nasal polyps feel harmless in the short term, they often block the nasal passages, causing breathing difficulties and affecting the sense of smell. Once nasal polyps are diagnosed, they should be actively treated. It is recommended that parents take their children to a hospital specialist for a follow-up examination 3 months after surgery. If the mucosa returns to normal, treatment can be stopped. Since nasal polyps are closely related to allergic rhinitis, chronic rhinitis and sinusitis, to prevent nasal polyps, it is necessary to actively treat chronic rhinitis and sinusitis to reduce the chance of occurrence.

treat

Generally speaking, children are relatively small and have weaker physiques, so medical treatment can be used for children's nasal polyps. Since nasal polyps are the result of long-term inflammatory response of the nasal respiratory mucosa, they can be treated with corticosteroids. Corticosteroids can not only reduce the size of polyps or even make them disappear, but if children undergo surgical treatment, the use of corticosteroids after surgery can also delay or prevent the recurrence of polyps. There are two routes of administration for corticosteroids: systemic and intranasal. Of course, the effect will be better if the treatment is based on the child’s specific condition.

It has been clinically confirmed that nasal polyps in children are very likely to recur. But often after the age of 10, the recurrence rate will decrease again. For children with bronchial asthma, the relapse rate is very high. Bronchial asthma may decrease, or at least remain unchanged, after surgery. Polyps originating from the middle nasal meatus, maxillary sinus, and choanae of the maxillary sinus generally have a good prognosis after surgery and standard postoperative treatment.

Well, the above is all I have introduced to you about the dangers and treatments of nasal polyps in children. I hope that after reading it, you can face this disease squarely and realize its seriousness. Therefore, it is recommended that if you find that a child has symptoms of childhood nasal polyps, you should take him to check and treat as soon as possible.