Qingbitang Science Popularization: What are the symptoms and dangers of hypertrophic rhinitis?

Hypertrophic rhinitis is transformed from simple rhinitis. Therefore, the general symptoms of hypertrophic rhinitis are the same as those of simple rhinitis, but of course they are more severe.

First there is nasal congestion, which changes from intermittent or alternating nasal congestion in simple rhinitis to continuous nasal congestion, and the sense of smell is also significantly reduced.

Qingbi Tang: What are the symptoms of hypertrophic rhinitis?

Patients with hypertrophic rhinitis often have symptoms such as head swelling, headache, mental depression, insomnia, and memory loss. In addition, when the enlarged middle turbinate compresses the nasal septum, trigeminal neuralgia will occur, which is even more painful and annoying. It can also irritate the skin of the vestibule and cause vestibulitis, chapped skin, eczema, and folliculitis.

Qingbi Tang: What are the causes of hypertrophic rhinitis?

1. Local factors

1. Sometimes, long-term influence or abnormality of nearby chronic inflammation can cause nasal ventilation obstruction or drainage congestion, such as chronic sinusitis, deviated nasal septum, chronic tonsillitis or adenoids hypertrophy.

2. When acute rhinitis is not completely treated for a long time, it is easy to relapse and turn into hypertrophic rhinitis.

3. When you have abnormal symptoms such as nasal discomfort, be careful not to use medication indiscriminately to avoid improper medication or excessive use for too long, which may lead to drug-induced rhinitis, which is often seen after long-term use of nasal drops.

2. Systemic factors

1. Frequent alcoholism. Excessive drinking and smoking can affect the vasoconstriction of the nasal mucosa and cause attacks.

2. Long-term chronic diseases, such as long-term constipation, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, which cause prolonged or repeated congestion or congestion of the nasal mucosa.

3. Long-term use of some antihypertensive drugs can cause nasal blood vessel dilation and produce symptoms similar to rhinitis.

4. Sometimes a lack of vitamins, such as vitamin A or C, can cause hypertrophic rhinitis to a certain extent.

Qingbi Tang: What are the dangers of hypertrophic rhinitis?

Harm 1: It causes thickening of the nasal mucosa, weakening of the mucosal contraction function, poor nasal breathing, and olfactory disorders, which prevents the smell of the air from reaching the olfactory area, resulting in the inability to smell.

Hazard 2: Swelling of the nasal mucosa will lead to obstructed drainage of the sinus openings and may also cause sinusitis. Patients with this disease often experience symptoms such as headache, lack of energy, lack of sleep, and memory loss.

Hazard three: It not only hinders breathing, but also affects the Eustachian tube, causing tinnitus and hearing loss in patients.

Hazard 4: Nasal congestion will also cause the patient to breathe through the mouth. Long-term mouth breathing and stimulation by nasal reflux will cause the throat to become dry, inflamed, sore, and have a foreign body sensation or itching in the throat, as well as a dry cough and hoarseness.