Regarding Inferior Turbinate Regeneration

Hi all,

My name is Neel. I was diagnosed with swollen inferior turbinates in 2018 for which I was given certain nasal sprays which did not help. As a result, I was told to consider septoplasty and laser reduction of turbinates to reduce the swelling.

After looking at possible complications such as ENS, I decided to find alternatives online and came across one which suggested to use spices and herbs and smelling it when necessary. In simple words, combining some spices, putting them in a handkerchief and smelling it.

I used the technique over a course of two months and during the timeframe, at certain times I did feel burning inside my turbinates as well as sneezes. What happened next was something I do not know how I went through.

In March 2019, when I went to sleep my left nostril was not opening even though I was sleeping on my right-hand shoulder side ( I am assuming here you know about this blood circulation technique to open the nostrils). The next morning when I woke up I realised that I was breathing too much especially from my left nostril. As I had some knowledge about ENS, I researched online and realised that I was feeling some of the symptoms.

I then went to see a GP who told me that the mucus must have got released due to smelling those spices which irritated my left turbinate. I then went to see an ENT doctor who assured me that there is nothing wrong with my nose through his endoscopy inside the nose. He also asked me for a CT scan which from his perspective looked normal. I then went to see an another ENT after some time and he said it could be atrophic rhinitis as he saw that my left inferior turbinate had turned a bit white. He suggested me to wait and focus on preventing nasal dryness.

It has been now more than a year and even though I am recovering slowly, my life has been very difficult mainly due to memory issues and fatigue.

I would like to ask if anyone knows a way to re-generate the turbinate tissue/mucus. Some of the techniques I have tried are: castorl oil, manuka honey, nasal sprays which removes dryness, ghee (india version of butter). None of them seemed to have helped. From some online research I have found that using estrogen or erectile dysfunction cream is beneficial in turbinate tissue regeneration, however, ENT and GP doctors do not prescribe them for this kind of situation.

As of now, to keep my nose healthy, I have been focusing on proper hydration, nose protection from cold and dry weather, healthy diet, sleep, humidity.

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Neel.

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