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Bilateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy
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Can I know what is bilateral inferior turbinate hypertrophy. My sister got test results like this. She has breathing problem.
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Inferior turbinates are two structures on either nasal cavity,which swells up in response to various factors, causing nose block. Then patient will be snoring,mouth breathing, some times sleep disordered breathing. The enlargement of the turbinates are called hypertrophy.
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ENT evaluation,medical management with spray,if not improving,turbinoplasty.
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