Nasal polyps are non-cancerous growth along the nasal mucosa. The nasal mucosa is the wet lining of your nose that humidifies and filters the air you breathe. In case of an allergy, the nasal mucosa swells and turns red, and sometimes produces a thin fluid. If the irritation is prolonged, the nasal mucosa might develop a polyp.

The most common symptoms of nasal polyps include the following:

1. Runny nose
As earlier stated, when the nasal mucosa is irritated, it swells, turns red, and starts producing some thin fluid. When nasal polyps develop, it increases the frequency leading to a running nose. You might easily confuse this with common colds.

2. Persistent congestion
Remember, nose polyps are growths along the nasal mucosa. Anything along the inner lining of your nose can easily block your nose making it hard to breathe. This might even cause some sleeping problems.

3. Postnasal drip
As your nasal mucosa produces excess and thin mucosa, some of it might slip back into your throat. This is what is referred to as postnasal drip. So, a nasal Polyps patient will most likely experience these drips.

4. Loss of sense of taste and smell
Nasal Polyps patients also complain of decreased ability to appreciate the full flavor of foods. When a person develops nasal polyps, the underlying symptoms make the brain combine the sense of smell and taste to improve the experience of flavor. Also, with the increased inflammation, sinuses are unable to drain normally. This leads to a decreased sense of smell and taste. The worst part of it is that they might not improve even after nasal Polyps treatment

5. Facial pain or headache
Anything that causes mucus build-up can cause sinus headaches. This also can attract bacteria that can cause infections leading to facial pains.

6. Pressure in forehead and teeth
The mucus build-up in your nasal sinus puts pressure on your teeth’ nerves. This pressure is associated with the upper back molars roots’ nerves and can lead to aching jaws.

Even though polyps can develop without any prior irritation, nasal polyps are often triggered. The most common triggers of nasal polyps include:

• Asthma
• Chronic sinus infections
• Cystic fibrosis
• Sinusitis
• Allergies from (NSAIDs) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
• Allergic rhinitis
• Churg-Strauss syndrome