{"id":11851,"date":"2024-02-19T13:36:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=11851"},"modified":"2024-02-20T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:56:46","slug":"nasal-polyps-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/nasal-polyps-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasal Polyps Treatment and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/nasal-polyps-3\/#Why_do_nasal_polyps_occur\" >Why do nasal polyps occur?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/nasal-polyps-3\/#Conditions_often_linked_to_nasal_polyps_include\" >Conditions often linked to nasal polyps include:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/nasal-polyps-3\/#What_are_the_symptoms\" >What are the symptoms?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/nasal-polyps-3\/#Management_of_nasal_polyps\" >Management of nasal polyps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/nasal-polyps-3\/#Intranasal_Laser_therapy_for_Shrinking_and_Regulating_Polyps\" >Intranasal Laser therapy for Shrinking and Regulating Polyps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Nasal polyps are non-cancerous masses that develop in the lining of the nasal cavities and usually originate from the ethmoid sinuses. Often they can be seen with the naked eye inside the nostrils or they may even project from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_nasal_polyps_occur\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Why do nasal polyps occur?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">They grow, swell and occupy free spaces in the nose. Nasal polyps occur due to irritation and finally the reaction of the nasal mucous membrane to an inflammatory agent.\u00a0 Consequently, their appearance is most frequent in conditions characterized as chronic sinusitis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Infections, allergies or any condition that causes long-term inflammation in the nose or sinuses can increase the risk of having nasal polyps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conditions_often_linked_to_nasal_polyps_include\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Conditions often linked to nasal polyps include:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Asthma.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Aspirin sensitivity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Cystic fibrosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Dental infections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Lack of vitamin D.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Having a family history of nasal polyps also might increase the risk.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_symptoms\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">What are the symptoms?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Usually, nasal polyps coexist with other diseases of the nose. The most common symptoms they cause are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Feeling &#8220;stuffy&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Runny nose<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Postnasal discharge<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Nasal congestion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Difficulty inhaling and exhaling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Disturbances in smell and taste<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Breathing through the mouth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Persistent headaches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Facial Pain or pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Pain in upper jaw teeth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Itching in the eye area<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Obstructive Sleep Apnea<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Nosebleeds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Snoring<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Management_of_nasal_polyps\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Management of nasal polyps<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11849\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11849\" class=\"wp-image-11849 size-medium\" title=\"Therapy with Endoanasal Laser.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8D%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82.%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"Therapy with Endoanasal Laser.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Therapy with Endoanasal Laser<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to the usual prescription medicines, EYiasis ENT center also provides alternative\u00a0 treatment methods with many beneficial effects. \u0391 combination of holistic medicine with essential oils, and EY-LLLT\u00a0 are effective in managing the troublesome symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.satory.gr\/en\/page-medical-acupuncture\/\">Acupuncture<\/a> is an ancient and very effective treatment for diseases of the nasal cavities and sinuses. Immediate relief occurs, after a few acupuncture sessions, and patients feel a reduction in nasal congestion and significant relief from pain or pressure in the sinuses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Acupuncture has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect on our body, thus helping to reduce inflammation in the sinus cavities and minimize pain levels. It also aids in the optimal flow of fluids through the body, so as result it can help break up and drain mucus from the nasal cavities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intranasal_Laser_therapy_for_Shrinking_and_Regulating_Polyps\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;\">Intranasal Laser therapy for Shrinking and Regulating Polyps<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_11836\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11836\" class=\"wp-image-11836 size-medium\" title=\"EY-LLLT for Nasal Polyps.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/%CE%95%CE%A5%CE%B9%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-.%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8D%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CF%82.ent_-180x300.jpg\" alt=\"EY-LLLT for Nasal Polyps.ent\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EY-LLLT for Nasal Polyps<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Low Level Laser Therapy (EY-LLLT) is also applied to the holistic treatment protocol, as EY-LLLT has significant therapeutic benefits such as biostimulation, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and analgesic effects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">EY-LLLT treatment reduces and eventually eliminates nasal inflammation and nasal congestion. Furthermore, studies have shown that the anti-inflammatory effects of Laser EY-LLLT treatments are the same as the anti-inflammatory effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">In the case of nasal polyps, <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/%ce%b5%cf%85-lllt\/\">EY-LLLT<\/a> causes the polyps to shrink and disappear, resulting in the improvement of nasal breathing, thus significantly reducing the symptoms of Nasal polyps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Medical acupuncture in combination with Laser EY-LLLT are applied for the treatment of Nasal polyps, Chronic Sinusitis, Acute Sinusitis, olfactory disorders (anosmia-hyposmia) with excellent results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">We are only one phone call away: 210 8011726<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row pix_padding_top=&#8221;pix-top-no-padding&#8221; pix_padding_bottom=&#8221;pix-bottom-no-padding&#8221; gradient_colors=&#8221;%5B%7B%7D%5D&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Contact us&#8221; color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-phone&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fcontacts||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Book an appointment&#8221; color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-calendar&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:%2Fen%2Fappointment||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Get directions&#8221; color=&#8221;turquoise&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; i_icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-map-marker&#8221; add_icon=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fmaps%2Fdir%2F%2FEyiasis%2BENT%2BAcupuncture%2C%2BGeor.%2BDrosini%2B16%2C%2BKifisia%2B145%2B62%2F%4038.0718225%2C23.8122364%2C15z%2Fdata%3D!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x14a19edf40479729%3A0xa4593bd0e0aed04b!2m2!1d23.8122364!2d38.0718225||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasal polyps are non-cancerous masses that develop in the lining of the nasal cavities and usually originate from the ethmoid sinuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14974,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,144,142,169,148,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acupuncture","category-allergic-rhinitis","category-allergy","category-alternative-medical-therapies","category-ent-nose","category-ey-lllt-category"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}