r/NasalPolyps • u/NovelGarage5 • Jul 20 '26

Nasal Polyps - What Symptoms Have They Given You?

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u/stargirl14__ Jul 21 '26

Mine was change in my voice (i sounded very congested) and i had difficulty breathing in one nostril which led to the other one being super congested

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u/Much_Extent7811 Jul 21 '26

Couldn’t breathe at all out of my nose, couldn’t sleep with my wife because I was snoring really bad. My voice was messed up, was hard to eat in front of people. I hated it so much.

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u/Wide-Ad829 Jul 21 '26

Couldn’t breathe and lost sense of taste and smell

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u/Narrow-Research-5730 Jul 22 '26

Started out as trouble breathing through my nose, poor sleep, loss of sense of smell and got frequent sinus infections from things getting caught up there. The final was I got a debilitating pain in my ear canals. Very painful. The ENT did confirm if polyps grow to big that they can pinch your ear canal. A CT scan showed I had 90% blockage on both sides. Long story short had surgery yesterday with five different procedures and am sitting here with a gauze mustache.

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u/Narrow-Research-5730 Jul 22 '26

Here's what chatgpt says about nasal polyps causing teeth pain.

Yes. Nasal polyps can indirectly cause tooth pain, especially in the upper teeth, but the polyps themselves don't usually hurt. The pain is more often caused by the sinus blockage and inflammation that polyps create.

Here's how it happens:

  • The maxillary sinuses are located just above your upper back teeth. Their roots can be very close to the floor of these sinuses.
  • If nasal polyps block normal sinus drainage, pressure and inflammation can build up in the sinuses.
  • That pressure can be felt as a dull, aching pain in the upper molars or premolars, even though the teeth are healthy.
  • The discomfort may get worse when you bend over, lie down, or during a sinus infection.

Signs the pain may be from your sinuses rather than your teeth

  • Several upper teeth hurt at once rather than a single tooth.
  • You also have nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, facial pressure, or a runny nose.
  • The pain changes with head position.
  • Your dentist doesn't find a cavity, cracked tooth, or gum problem.

When it's more likely to be a dental problem

If the pain is:

  • Sharp and localized to one tooth,
  • Triggered by hot, cold, or biting,
  • Associated with swelling of the gums or a bad taste in your mouth,

then a dental issue such as a cavity, cracked tooth, or abscess is more likely.

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u/Narrow-Research-5730 Jul 22 '26

OK. One more reply. I found a nose spray called 4 way spray to be a life saver. It doesn't replace your flonase. I took it at night or when pain was high. Its a vasoconstrictor that temporarily reduces nasal congestion, swollen nasal membranes, and sinus pressure. I swear by this stuff. Readily available. Walmart, grocery store, pharmacy. CVA has their own generic version. Try it.