I have cured many of these patients with 500 mg azithromycin twice a week or 100 mg of minocycline twice a day or both together for 6 to 18 months. All burning and stuffy nose symptoms disappeared after patients took azithromycin or clarithromycin for several weeks, but the symptoms recurred, presumably because the patients were not treated long enough to be cured. People with polyps often wheeze and cough, particularly when they get infections and they also lose their sense of smell. Allergy injections, antihistamines and decongestants do not help the vast majority of people who suffer chronic non-seasonal nasal congestion. Many people can be cured by taking 500 mg azithromycin twice a week or 100 mg of minocycline twice a day or both together for 6 to 18 months.
Surgeons can remove the polyps, but the polyps usually return within a few weeks.
People with nasal polyps should never take aspirin as most will eventually develop shortness of breath, itching or increased nasal stuffiness when they take it. Until recently, the only effective treatment was cortisone-like injections and pills, such as prednisone, and antibiotics to treat the infections associated with polyps. HA Homberger et al. The diagnosis and incidence of allergic fungal Sinusitis. Overview of basic medical mycology.