Supporting you on your CRSwNP journey
If there is one thing you can be certain of it’s that you are not alone on your disease and treatment journey.
This section is dedicated to patient stories, shared experiences, and insights. You’ll also find useful information on patient associations and community events.
Patient associations and communities
Explore the following patient associations dedicated to providing support, resources, and advocacy for people with CRSwNP.
EUFOREA
A non-profit organization aiming to prevent and reduce the burden of allergies and airways diseases by optimizing care through research, education and advocacy.
GAAPP
An international non-profit organization aiming to empower and advocate for patients with allergies, airway diseases and atopic conditions by improving access to care and quality of life.
FAQs
If you have been diagnosed with CRSwNP, it's understandable you will have questions about the severity of your polyps. To better understand your condition, speak with your doctor to determine the right plan for you.
Depending on where you are on your diagnostic and treatment journey, you will have different treatment options available to you. They may include surgery, or drugs (e.g. OTC, steroids and biologics), or a combination of both. Although surgery is not the only option for shrinking the size of your nasal polyps, your doctor will be able to advise on the right plan of action for you.
Because a cause of your nasal polyps may be Type 2 inflammation, it's unlikely that they will go away on their own. Treatments can help shrink their size, or in some cases they may shrink on their own, but they rarely go away. Visit the Treatment and Management section to find out about the available treatment options.
Having surgery removes the nasal polyps from your nose. If your smell loss was a result of a blockage caused by nasal polyps, you may start smelling again after the surgery. However, surgery only treats the symptoms of CRSwNP, it does not tackle a cause of the disease that is Type 2 inflammation, so it may not restore your sense of smell.
Surgery only treats the symptoms of CRSwNP, it does not tackle a cause of the disease that is Type 2 inflammation. Even though surgery may have removed the physical blockage caused by your nasal polyps, the underlying inflammation can persist which can stop your sense of smell from returning (partially or fully).
References
1. Allergy & Asthma Network. What is Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP)? Available at: https://allergyasthmanetwork.org/health-a-z/chronic-rhinosinusitis-with-nasal-polyps-crswnp/. Accessed: May 2025.
2. Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America. Life with Nasal Polyps: The Patient Experience and Opportunities to Improve Care in the U.S. 2024. Available at: https://aafa.org/asthma-allergy-research/our-research/life-with-nasal-polyps-crswnp/. Accessed May 2025.
3. Cleveland Clinic. Nasal Polyps. Available at: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/15250-nasal-polyps. Accessed: May 2025.
4. De Corso E, et al. Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica 2023; 43(suppl.1): S3–S13.
5. Mullol J, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2020; 10(6): 1435–1453.
6. Musleh A, et al. Cureus 2022; 14(4): e24597.
