Blocked nose
Specialty of Otolaryngology / ENT
A blocked nose, or nasal congestion, is when the nose is blocked due to mucus or other obstruction. This could be due to the common cold, or a problem like sinusitis, or nasal polyps.
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How do we diagnose and treat a blocked nose?
By Mr Raj Lakhani
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If you have a blocked nose that isn’t going away, it’s worth a visit to a specialist ENT surgeon. In this article award-winning otolaryngologist Mr Raj Lakhani explains how an ENT surgeon investigates and diagnoses a blocked nose, and what your treatment options might be. See more
Blocked nose: just a cold, or something more?
By Mr Raj Lakhani
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There's a reason it's called the common cold - we catch it so often we rarely stop to wonder whether our blocked nose could be anything else. But it's important to understand the rarer causes of a blocked nose and get a diagnosis if you're suspicious, as award-winning consultant ENT surgeon Mr Raj Lakhani explains. See more
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Top 6 causes of a blocked nose
By Mr William E. Grant
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A blocked nose, or a runny nose, is something we all get from time to time. Top otolaryngologist William E. Grant gives us his top 6 causes of nasal congestion. See more
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