I Have A Permanent Semi Blocked Nose And Permanent Bad Smell In My Nose, Any Alternative Cures?
I went to my gp a couple of years back and he prescribed a steroid spray which worked but I dont want to add steroids to the other chemicals my nose inhales!
crappa!!!!,,,,,gps do this alla time,steroids schmeroids,,in part,you have to cease feedin white (bleached ) flours inta the hatch(read labels) use whole grains or organic stuff,,,,,, no dairy(anything from a cow) sugar,yeast,colas,junkyfood,chips,donuts… for 3 weeks……doc might prescribe an antifungal PLUS the wide spectrum antibiotic to kill infection ,which it sounds like,,,,,,the initial swelling if nose tissues is possibly candida albicans,,,the secondary infection occurs cuz of bacteria trapped by candida swollen membranes,,,docs are conceptually stupid when it comes to this stuff,,,,,this guy will tell you ‘it takes a long while for the antbiotic to work’ ,,,keep you comin back till he wears you out or you get another employer and a new dr.you also might have to clean your living area with borax,use a thrift shop uv lamp to kill mold in the house(be careful with it around kids birds cats gerbils etc) .or apt,basement apts are notorious for this(mold).if you can acqire ketoconaszole (nizoril) water based antifungal,that would help,,,,,doc could ask pharmacist to make a nasal spray with the stuff,he just adds a bit of sodium chloride to the 2 or 3 oz bottle.the doc hasta do the right thing and you have to change whatcha eat,,,,,also smokin bong clogs up the honker too.could also be animal dander & hair causes allergic swelling.
Have you stuck anything up it? no… I am serious…if its a bad smell it could be that something is lodged there. my cousin got some foam stuck up his nose and it went weird and infected. he had to have a local anethetic to have it removed as it went up so far..You could be allergic to something but this would only cause your nose to run or be irritated, Maybe you should go back to your doctor and see if you have polyps these could block your nose and cause a bad smell, Get a second opinion, and you are right sticking steroid up your nose on a long term basis is not good!!!
then go back to your GP and request an ENT specialist appointment asap. Sounds horrible.
Put olbas oil on pillow at night, carry a hanky with some on too through the day!
It sounds like you have a chronic sinus infection. The bad smell is from bacteria living in your sinuses. Usually it affects one side or the other. The nose spray is supposed to open up your sinus passages to allow your body to flush the bacteria out. From my experience, this doesn’t always help.
I think of a sinus infection as a wound in my nose. (Don’t get scared on me yet – hear me out.) It needs to be cleaned and disinfected. I simply rinse my nose several times a day with salt water. The salt will kill the bacteria, and wash away any other garbage that may be in there. The steroid spray will help so I’d keep using it. If none of this works, see your doctor and get some antibiotics.
Sounds like you have a nasal polyp – look it up on the internet – truly the only things that will help are steroids (tablets, drops, sprays) or having an operation to remove it/them. Check with your doctor – he should be able to shine a light up & see it!
Believe me – I tried everything before I gave up & just use the steroids!!