I really can't tell you anything. I had the same problem but the surgery cleared it up for me. Have they taken a ct of your head to see if you have chronic sinusitis?

Hi there i'm a 33 yr old female, i too have severe nasal problems, it started 5 yrs ago with hayfever, then it developed into asthma,then i started to grow nasal polyps and have had three op's now, my asthma is called Samter's Syndrome i'm allergic to most pain relief and have to follow a Salicylate free diet.
My second operation the surgeon drilled into my sinuses, thus helping me to breathe more easily, that has worked quite well but i seem to grow the polyps at a fast rate, and i'm on flixonase steroid drops and when asthma gets bad i take prednislone, it is a hellish thing to go through and i feel that people don't really understand how painfull it all is as i'm sure you know, I live in Scotland in a city but i hopefully will move to a coastal location and i truly wish this will help, fresher air etc, right now im waiting to get another op, and it can't come quick enough as it really interferes with the asthma, i hope this has helped you in some way

Gosh, luvyadoofy, I had to read that twice to make sure it wasn't me! I even live in the same part of the world as you - maybe even the same city, who knows! The only difference is that you have had three ops and I have had - none. I am on a huge waiting list and meantime I am chronically stuffed up and it makes my asthma really bad at this time of year.

I think I want to move to a nice hot climate.

hello nallen 06,iread your letter even though its from a long time ago,and i have just jioned ehealth.I have had nasal polyps for 22 years.I have tried everthing,3 ops,naturopathy,homeopathy.I have done extensive research and belive nasal plyps are an allergic reaction to fungas.its called allergic Fungal sinisitus.try changing your diet,avoiding refined Carbohydrates,sugars,dairy and wheat and see how you feel,good luck

Have you ever been checked for acid reflux? Your story sounds a lot like mine. I went to the regional health university and the Mayo Clinic and they all missed that I had acid reflux. I had the surgery to fix that a couple of years ago and it greatly enhanced my symptoms but I still have some problems (I think due to the fact the surgeon did not make the stomach wrap as tight as it should be).

Do you have problems of getting really congested overnight or going to bed feeling fine and waking up the next morning totally infected? My problems also tended to be more seasonal (wintertime) to start with and then became year-round. I think that's because I went to bed earlier in the winter months and slept more, causing more reflux problems.

I have nasal polyps and excessive mucus in the throat and mouth it clings to my teeth and under my gums, causing food to stick in between my teeth the pain is terrible with earache and headaches, I constantly clean my teeth but it will not remove, even the hygienist is unable to remove it as it is constant, any suggestions ? will it improve when the polyps shrink ?. The gastro resistant capsules dont seem to relieve or will they take time ?

Look forward to some answers

Has anyone had a leak into their mouth from nasal polyps, my teeth are always covered in mucas which is impossible to remove especially the teeth directly below my nostrils.
Appreciate some feedback (hmblower

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I am looking forward to any research you have on my symptoms, as for 2 years I have been told by oral medicine that it is my own poorly produced saliva sticky like glue as the saliva glands are not producing healthy liquid. But recently a nose specialist has a diagnosis of polyps and acid and since taking the sprays and gastro capsules have noticed some changes, I can now feel my teeth and gums at times now and am spitting out some horrible matter from the back of my throat, I just hope it cures it as I have 2 more months to go, even the headaches and earaches and neck problems are less seldom, any comments

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I just had my first polypectomy, with a septoplasty and turbinate reduction thrown in to help reduce the chance of recurrent polyps. My father had polyps a few years back and his surgery made his life so much better- never gets sinus infections anymore, and allergies are more tolerable. I figured mine would go the same way, but at my two week post-op appointment, my surgeon/ENT saw polyps again! Only two weeks later. I was put on prednisone and antibiotics for a staph infection from the culture taken at the surgery, and now I don't go back for another 5 weeks. However, I can still smell the infection and am still very congested. I don't think the steroids or antibiotics did anything! I am afraid of having to go through surgery again, especially since I haven't read of any single person going through surgery twice and having it work. Its like it works the first time or it never seems to fix the problem. My polyps weren't malignant, and I have been on nasal steroids for a decade, so there's no chance that those will work alone to control the polyps. I can't escape my allergies, and follow my Dr's orders to the T. Any suggestions to keep the inflammation from coming back? Has anyone had a successful second surgery that hasn't regrown polyps?
I just don't want to waste the money if I will lose my ability to smell/taste/breathe anyway.
Thanks!

My experience with the sinus and polyps is the pain and pressure in my gums, I have been using the steroid spray and it relieved but now finishing as it was prescibed for 3 months its returned but more focal to a sore nostril and the gum on the same side with ear pain.
I am hoping that removal will be the answer.
Any comments Cathy77

That almost sound like, "Don't eat anything at all" I am a bread, rice, and pasta lover ...

Er ... do potatoes, count?

I have nasal polyps/asthma and an allergy to ASA and have had FIVE operations over the past 16 years. Between op 4 and 5 (five years apart - first 4 were every 2-3 years) I discovered the best thing to do is flush every morning with salt water (or Hydrasense). This flushes the mucus out to relieve sinus pressure and post nasal drip. I have tried every herbal/medical remedy and nothing keeps them from growing back.

Hi!I have also nasal polyps. I want to know better foods to eat..i read the suggestion of you ADVENTURER, what are those foods that you can suggest...i dont want to undergo again on operation...

Hi ghel,in response to your reply,from what I,ve gathered Dairy,wheat and salicylates in food tend to promote Nasal polyp growth.Saliclates foods are most berries,and frits which have Aspirin in them.The hard part of the nasal polyp cure is to stay on the restrictive diet for a while.Operations are good for three months or so,andpredisolone has major side affects.

I go to ENT next week after 5 weeks on steroid spray, the surgeon said he thinks the mucus in my mouth is coming from tha sinus's, meanwhile I had a MRI scan and am hoping he can remove the polyps and somehow clear rhe sinus's. The matter on my teeth and gums now moves around but I cant shift it all the brushing seems to spread it.
best wishes H Blower

I found I had nasal polyps in 2005 had operation in 2006 and 4 months later they were back, with the same symptoms, sneezing, runny nose, asthma like symptoms due to post nasal drip. My sinuses all inflammed most of the time.

Now I am looking into food allergies, milk is one thing I know doesn't help at all.

Now I'm trying accupuncture for relieve the inflammation.

Having polyps is not a big deal but its the inflammation that really bothers me. my sinuses open up when I play sports or move around walking here to there.

Once I sit down, either one or both sides get blocked, can't breather through the nose.

Remember doctors only cure the symptoms not the problem.

I am taking Claritin (allergy 24 hours, extra strength) on a regular basis, which is helping subside the symptoms until I find something more concrete of a solution. My ENT didn't tell me to take claritin he gave me spray which didnt work because how is it suppose to get where it needs to go if its inflammed, salin rinses I think are only good if you have air borne allergies, but rinse won't hurt for sure. I would do it if I could find the time when both nostrils are open at the same time.