Hi doctor,
How common is the case of dust allergy, coupled with a deviated nasal septum and nasal polyps?
I've been diagnosed in my teens, about 6 years ago, of having dust allergy. The eosinophil count was high, (18%) which according to my previous doctor, is permanent allergy.
My concern apart from my allergy triggering when I am in a dusty environment is that I have a DNS on the left, and nasal polyps in the right nostril. This makes breathing a challenge.
I've been prescribed a 50mg ciclesonide nasal spray, but that hardly helps me relieve the congestion. I'm not sure what the doctor had in mind, but I'm sure there is a good reason I'm unaware of.
Since that spray doesn't help, I use an oxymetazoline hydrochloride IP 0.05% spray (OTC Nasivion) to help relieve the congestion and make it easier to breathe. But there's some rebound congestion which is just very annoying. I would like to stop using the spray and pursue a permanent line of treatment. What's your recommendation?
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Allergic rhinitis with polyp formation requires a strict restriction of exposure to offending allergen (dust in your case). The polyps size can be reduced using a steroid spray.. But the blockage may not completely reduce with the spray.. Using oxymetazoline spray for long term has its own side effects and causes blockage as a side effect of prolonged usage.. It should be avoided.. Surgery followed by use to steroid spray can give you a long term solution but recurrences are common as allergy can't be totally treated.
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