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Nasal polyps ( NP) are noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses. [ 1] Symptoms include trouble breathing through the nose, loss of smell, decreased taste, post nasal drip, and a runny nose. [ 1] The growths are sac-like, movable, and nontender, though face pain may occasionally occur. [ 1] They typically occur in both nostrils in those ...
Anosmia, also known as smell blindness, is the loss of the ability to detect one or more smells. [1] [2] Anosmia may be temporary or permanent. [3]It differs from hyposmia, which is a decreased sensitivity to some or all smells.
Otic polyp. Other names. Aural polyp. An intermediate magnification of a H&E stained biopsy from an otic polyp. Specialty. ENT surgery. An otic polyp is a benign proliferation of chronic inflammatory cells associated with granulation tissue, in response to a longstanding inflammatory process of the middle ear. [ 1][ 2]
The doctor slid a miniature camera into the patient’s right nostril, making her whole nose glow red with its bright miniature light. The 25-year-old pharmacy worker was happy to be prodded and ...
But if the bad smell in your nose has been hanging around for over a month, is getting worse, or is associated with red flag symptoms like fever or whole body chills, severe facial swelling or ...
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), also called NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) or historically aspirin-induced asthma and Samter's Triad, is a long-term disease defined by three simultaneous symptoms: asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and intolerance of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
Hyposmia, or microsmia, [ 1] is a reduced ability to smell and to detect odors. A related condition is anosmia, in which no odors can be detected. Some of the causes of olfaction problems are allergies, nasal polyps, viral infections and head trauma. In 2012 an estimated 9.8 million people aged 40 and older in the United States had hyposmia and ...
Researchers interviewed more than 3,000 adults ages 57-85 living in the United States. Their senses of smell were tested with five scents. Their senses of smell were tested with five scents. Rose ...