鼻塞是耳鼻喉科醫生最常聽到病人投訴的問題。這是一個十分擾人的徵狀,日間會令人呼吸不順,晚上更會使患者張口睡覺,引起鼻鼾及口乾等問題。鼻敏感、傷風感冒都會引致鼻塞,誤用噴鼻藥物、鼻內有息肉及結構異常,甚至是發病率甚高及可致命的鼻咽癌 (nasopharyngeal carcinoma),也會令人「條氣唔順」,但很多人都忽視鼻塞問題,任由呼吸道長期有阻塞也不理,又或是胡亂用藥通鼻,令原本可能是小小的問題,逐漸變成長期性鼻病。
臨床經驗顯示長期鼻塞很多時是長期鼻敏感控制不好,引起下鼻甲骨黏膜肥大 (turbinate hypertrophy)。下鼻甲骨十分貼近鼻道出口,本來不會擋住呼吸道,但鼻敏感會促使包裹着鼻甲骨的黏膜充血放大,長期如此就會令黏膜逐漸發脹,繼而阻塞呼吸道。因此很多鼻敏感患者不但發作時會鼻塞,就算平日敏感症狀沒出現時也會覺得呼吸不順。
很多人以為鼻塞不是大問題,但其實它可以誘發其他問題出現,例如鼻鼾、改用口呼吸而出現口乾、口臭及咽喉發炎等等。下鼻甲骨黏膜肥大的患者可以激光或射頻除掉腫脹的組織,加上平日按醫生指示好好控制鼻敏感,就可以紓緩及減少鼻塞問題。
Sources:
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20101116/00410_032.html
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Showing posts with label deviated septum. Show all posts
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鼻中隔偏移
鼻中隔 (nasal septum) 是指分隔鼻腔形成兩個鼻孔的骨板組織,鼻中隔偏移 (deviated septum) 很普遍,在外觀上未必看得出,亦不一定有徵狀,但約百分之二十接受鼻鏡檢查的人,都會發現鼻中隔有或多或少的偏移。假如偏移情況嚴重,空氣流通受阻,就可能會造成長期鼻塞、經常流鼻血及嗅覺失靈等等,患者便需接受適當治療。
有鼻中隔偏移的病人未必需要接受治療,但如果呼吸受到阻礙,以及出現復發性流鼻血、嚴重鼻鼾、慢性咽喉炎及睡眠窒息等徵狀,就應接受治療。病情輕微者可接受激光切除手術,病情嚴重要做鼻中隔手術 (septoplasty)。手術不會影響鼻形和外觀,亦不會在面上留下傷口或疤痕。
Nasal septum is the midline structure that provides support of the nose and separates the nose into left and right cavities. Deviated septum is a very common finding, although in most cases it does not cause any symptom of nasal obstruction. If severe, septal deviation can have major impact on quality of life. The problem can be exacerbated by allergic rhinitis and turbinate hypertrophy. Treatment for symptomatic patient involves removing the deviated part of the septum by making small incisions inside the nose. Nasal packing usually stays in the nose for a week. Pain is usually benign and recovery time typically takes 1-2 weeks.
Source:
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20100619/00410_003.html
有鼻中隔偏移的病人未必需要接受治療,但如果呼吸受到阻礙,以及出現復發性流鼻血、嚴重鼻鼾、慢性咽喉炎及睡眠窒息等徵狀,就應接受治療。病情輕微者可接受激光切除手術,病情嚴重要做鼻中隔手術 (septoplasty)。手術不會影響鼻形和外觀,亦不會在面上留下傷口或疤痕。
Nasal septum is the midline structure that provides support of the nose and separates the nose into left and right cavities. Deviated septum is a very common finding, although in most cases it does not cause any symptom of nasal obstruction. If severe, septal deviation can have major impact on quality of life. The problem can be exacerbated by allergic rhinitis and turbinate hypertrophy. Treatment for symptomatic patient involves removing the deviated part of the septum by making small incisions inside the nose. Nasal packing usually stays in the nose for a week. Pain is usually benign and recovery time typically takes 1-2 weeks.
Source:
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20100619/00410_003.html
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