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Nasal (Nose) & Sinus Problems

Use this forum to talk about nasal and sinus disorders like a common cold, persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (rhinorrhea), post-nasal drip, nasal obstruction, facial pain and/or pressure, loss of smell and taste, deviated septum, nasal polyps, nose bleeds (epistaxis), allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, fungal sinus infections, somnoplasty, and endoscopic sinus surgery.

e-coli in sinus

Answered by a doctor

My wife has chronic sinuitis and has become resistant to most, if not all, antibiotics. She now has e-coli growing in her sinuses and doctors have told her it is not a problem. Now she is scheduled for surgery to remove the skin inside the sinus.

by User avatar Guest

Red Wine and Bloody Nose

I have occaisonal nosebleeds. They usually occur in the evening. I have noticed though that if I have a glass of red wine, I will get a nosebleed every time. Tonight I was having a glass of wine with dinner, and my nose started bleeding. Does anyone have any idea why this would happen. I told my...

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Any suggestions on how to get rid of nasty taste and smell followed with metallic taste?

I am really struggling and have been for several years. It started in 2014 when I would cough or clear my throat or sneeze I would get this nasty smell/taste. As the years have gone by it now appears almost daily, sometimes 2 or 3 different times a day, without coughing, clearing my throat or...

by User avatar fierce monotheism

smell of smoke in nose

Answered by a doctor

I have a constant smell of smoke in my nose when there is no smoke around. What is it?

by User avatar Guest

a "click click" noise in the nose

Last year for the first time in my life I had really bad allergies. I was also flying a lot for work. I had been sick for about a day and got on a flight, when we were going up my nose kind of "popped" (almost like your ears do sometimes) and it gave me a sharp pain in my head. That was...

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Why does when I sleep on my left side, my nose click but it doesn't do it when I sleep on my right

When I sleep on my left side, my nose clicks but it doesn't do it when I sleep on my right, do you know why?

by User avatar super sustainment

What is the significance, if any, of blue or red fibers/strings in our mucus?

I would like a Healthcare professional to please answer the community of concerned people on this site wondering about the significance, if any, of blue or red fibers/strings in our mucus. I saw the answer given which was aimed more at a discolored mucus in general. This is not that necessarily,...

by User avatar awesome karen

I have post nasal drip caused by GERD and need to spit out constantly. I'll try beans and celery

i up every day and have to spit out constantly all day , i lay down and the spitting /mucus that comes up eventually  stops and when that happens i fall asleep, also when i eat blueberries ill have thick bl purplish spit that comes up to my throat and into my sinuses, they did a stomach...

by User avatar Guest

I Can Smell Smoke All the Time

Answered by a doctor

Hello! I need advice, because something strange is happening to me. For the past two months I am smelling smoke all the time. I keep on asking people around me if they smell it too, but the answer is no. I smell it everywhere/ in gym, in office, at home… Does anyone have any advice what this...

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Is there a medical name for the sucking of nasal mucous down from the sinuses to the mouth?

Particularly in pollen season, I have a bad habit of dealing with thick snot in my sinuses by sucking it down to my mouth to spit out — if feels like it is drawn down from the roof of my my mouth but I suppose it is actually some breathing path in the back of my throat. I’m not clear on this....

by User avatar crafty monster