sinus smell
Question:
(Hope this isn’t too old a thread…) I checked with my pharmacist and he said the 25% glucose, 75% glycerol solution was unusual. Do you think it could possibly be 75% glucose, 25% glycerol? Thanks. Dick – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"David Belbin" <D.Bel…@currantbun.com> wrote in message <news:3b7ac326_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>… > I had a very pungent smell from my nasal discharge for a number of years. > Initially I could only smell it when I had been cycling on a hot day. > Later, when I cleared my nose, others in the room could share this > disgusting odour. > I became very self conscious about this and my wife frequently complained > about the smell from my handkerchiefs. > At present it is almost gone. My surgeon recommended nose drops 25% > Glucose, 75% glycerol. (Pharmacist will make up this mixture without a > prescription.) Also, I believe that irrigating with a saline solution > helps this problem. (Fancy devices are not necessary. Sniffing the saline > from a saucer, over a sink, is very effective.) > Improvement doesn’t happen overnight, but I can sympathise with your problem > and it is working for me. > Regards > David
Response:
Mark, Thanks for the suggestions on my question. I think that your ’smell’ issue is probably just related to the antibiotics or infection. A lot of antibiotics smell/taste bad, as does infection. When it clears up, it seems like it should go back to normal. I have lost my sense of smell and hope it clears up when everything else does. Good Luck, C – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Mark Holmes wrote: > I’ve recently had a bout of sinusitis which whacked my maxilary sinuses > really bad and murdered my upper teeth. I was prescribed Minocin 100mg/bid > and that seemed to take it away (have been on it for 3 weeks), but now the > pain seems to be coming back in my cheekbone. Not sure what that is about, > but during these 3 weeks have also noticed a sort of sinusy smell when in > breathe in through my nose – not very pleasant – is this sign of infection? > I’m guessing Minocin initially cleared infection but now infection is > fighting back and winning. Am due for a CT this next Thursday – in the > meantime wondering about that smell and thought I would seek your opinion. > Thanks, > Mark
Response:
Hi Mark I had a very pungent smell from my nasal discharge for a number of years. Initially I could only smell it when I had been cycling on a hot day. Later, when I cleared my nose, others in the room could share this disgusting odour. I became very self conscious about this and my wife frequently complained about the smell from my handkerchiefs. At present it is almost gone. My surgeon recommended nose drops 25% Glucose, 75% glycerol. (Pharmacist will make up this mixture without a prescription.) Also, I believe that irrigating with a saline solution helps this problem. (Fancy devices are not necessary. Sniffing the saline from a saucer, over a sink, is very effective.) Improvement doesn’t happen overnight, but I can sympathise with your problem and it is working for me. Regards David "Mark Holmes" <mhol…@netva.com> wrote in message
news:9l7iou01v3@enews1.newsguy.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I’ve recently had a bout of sinusitis which whacked my maxilary sinuses > really bad and murdered my upper teeth. I was prescribed Minocin 100mg/bid > and that seemed to take it away (have been on it for 3 weeks), but now the > pain seems to be coming back in my cheekbone. Not sure what that is about, > but during these 3 weeks have also noticed a sort of sinusy smell when in > breathe in through my nose – not very pleasant – is this sign of infection? > I’m guessing Minocin initially cleared infection but now infection is > fighting back and winning. Am due for a CT this next Thursday – in the > meantime wondering about that smell and thought I would seek your opinion. > Thanks, > Mark
Response:
I’ve recently had a bout of sinusitis which whacked my maxilary sinuses really bad and murdered my upper teeth. I was prescribed Minocin 100mg/bid and that seemed to take it away (have been on it for 3 weeks), but now the pain seems to be coming back in my cheekbone. Not sure what that is about, but during these 3 weeks have also noticed a sort of sinusy smell when in breathe in through my nose – not very pleasant – is this sign of infection? I’m guessing Minocin initially cleared infection but now infection is fighting back and winning. Am due for a CT this next Thursday – in the meantime wondering about that smell and thought I would seek your opinion. Thanks, Mark
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