What is nasal polyps?

Nasal polyps are painless non-cancerous growths in the nasal passages or sinuses and are associated with chronic inflammation of the sinuses. Large polyps can cause nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell, and increase risk for infection. Treatment includes nasal steroids and sometimes surgery.

How do members experience nasal polyps?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with nasal polyps*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for nasal polyps*

Who has nasal polyps on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 45
40s 72
50s 71
60s 51
70+ 31

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 98
Female 182

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What is nasal polyps?

Nasal polyps are painless non-cancerous growths in the nasal passages or sinuses and are associated with chronic inflammation of the sinuses. Large polyps can cause nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell, and increase risk for infection. Treatment includes nasal steroids and sometimes surgery.



Common symptoms reported by people with nasal polyps

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for nasal polyps

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Compare treatments taken by people with nasal polyps

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have nasal polyps through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with nasal polyps? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has nasal polyps on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 130 say nasal polyps is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 12
30s 45
40s 72
50s 71
60s 51
70+ 31
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 22
20-29 years 21
30-39 years 14
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 98
Female 182

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 106
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from nasal polyps patients who have completed their condition history
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