All have been shown to reduce nasal growths and relieve symptoms, while also cutting the need for steroid tablets and repeated surgery. A long-term immune system reaction causes extreme inflammation in the nose, leading not only to constant dripping but to soft tissue growths known as nasal polyps. Known as chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, or CRSwNP, the condition can have a devastating impact. Alongside loss of smell and taste, as well as a dripping nose, symptoms include facial pressure, sleep problems and post-nasal drip – where mucus runs down the back of the throat. Patients are generally given steroid nasal sprays, antihistamines and steroid tablets to shrink the polyps, and are offered surgery to remove them if this does not work.

Source: Daily Mail December 28, 2025 17:33 UTC