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Blocked Nose, Coughing, Lump Of Tissue In Nose. Should I See An ENT?
about a month ago, my nose was stopped up.(I have suffered with sinus issues all of my life).It felt like some blockage on my right side,nothing unusual.while I was sleeping I awoke almost felt like i was choking coughing.I tried to blow my nose but it didnt help so i snorted as hard as i could and out came a lump of tissue .out of that right side should i see an ent doctor? i dont have the tissue but i do have a picture of it.
Fri, 23 Aug 2013
hello and welcome to HCM,
Since you are giving a history of sinus issues for a long time in all probability you be having chronic sinusitis which has now gone into the polypoidal state.
Polyps are soft white tissue like swellings which can block your nose and give you headache. They may be one sided in some condition or may affect both the side in some.
You need to consult your ENT doctor immediately so that he can perform an Endoscopy and CT of the sinuses to evaluate the severity of the sinuses.
The tissue which had come out will not be of much diagnostic value in isolation so do not worry about it. You may show the snap to the doctor so that he can at least rule out more serious lesions.
take care and do not blow your nose so hard in future
Dr Sriram Nathan
Since you are giving a history of sinus issues for a long time in all probability you be having chronic sinusitis which has now gone into the polypoidal state.
Polyps are soft white tissue like swellings which can block your nose and give you headache. They may be one sided in some condition or may affect both the side in some.
You need to consult your ENT doctor immediately so that he can perform an Endoscopy and CT of the sinuses to evaluate the severity of the sinuses.
The tissue which had come out will not be of much diagnostic value in isolation so do not worry about it. You may show the snap to the doctor so that he can at least rule out more serious lesions.
take care and do not blow your nose so hard in future
Dr Sriram Nathan
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