Noticed Dark Ring Over Bridge Area Of Nose. Is This The Sign Of Sinus?

Posted on Thu, 2 Aug 2012

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Question : HI JUST RECENTLY NOTICED DARK RING OVER THE BRIDGE AREA OF MY NOSE, IS THAT A SIGN OF SINUS? NOSTRIL FEEL LIKE ITS CLOSING ON AT NIGHT.

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (2 hours later)

Hi,

Thanks for posting your query.

A dark ring over the external surface on the bridge of the nose does not necessarily mean a sinus infection. The blocked nose can be due to sinusitis or rhinitis.

Simple measures like steam inhalation with Karvol plus nasocaps, thrice a day, will help you.

Is it possible for you to send across a picture of the lesion over the nose? You have a feature to upload the reports / image by yourself at the right side of the query page, please utilize that so that I can answer your queries better.

Please consider taking Tab. Zyrtec 10mg at bedtime for next 2 days. It is available over the counter in US.

You should be fine soon.

Awaiting your response.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar