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Lump inside one nostril
Sir ,
I have recently seen my nose that on one side i have lump in nostril and it does not hurt but i am facing difficulty in breathing from one nostril. I have sinus issues from past 3 4 years and now i am facing headache from past 3 4 days and today i observed this lump inside one nostril. Please tell me what is it ? Is it dangerous?
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It is normal blood vessels engorged in the turbinates, which are small swelling on either side of the septum or bridge of nose.
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Looks like allergic hypertrophy of inferior turbinates.
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nasal decongestant with steam inhalation, if persist than check for DNS.
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
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This is Inferior turbinate hypertrophy. It's normal.
Blockage is nose is due to sinusitis.
Next Steps
Antiallergic medicine
Decongestant nasal drop for 7 days
Steroid nasal spray
CT scan PNS
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Avoid egg prawn brinjal ripe papaya masoor dahl cold perfume pollen dust coconut oil
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This is inferior turbinate hypertrophy
It's a normal body part(in layman language) just a lil bigger in yours coz mayb u might have cold or allergy
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get an endoscopic examination done
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don't worry too much .. avoid nose picking
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