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Nose Blocks, Headaches, No Taste In Food, Breathing Difficulty, Dust Allergy ?

Hello Doctor , I am 43 yrs old man . I live in XXXXX , a very dusty place. Many days in a month we have sand storm here. The air is full of sand dust . From last 3 yrs , i have nose blockage when climate changes from hot to cold , or dust ,etc., One side of my nose blocks completely and i have to breath from other side of nose( nostril ). I get continuous headache for many days. I become very week. Food becomes tasteless. I feel like my breath will stop when i am sleeping. All this happened to me 4 times in last 8 months. It mostly cataches up at night times. Please advise. Thanks & regards , XXXXXXX
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You may be suffering from allergy- in this case to dust which has resulted in inflammation and swelling of the inner lining of your nasal passage. This has caused blocked nose, loss of taste sensation and difficulty in breathing while sleeping. Beside this you may also be suffering from sinusitis causing headache. You should take antiallergics like cetrizine, antileukotriens like monteleukast(Montair), a corticosteroid nasal spray like fluticasone or budecort or fluticasone+azalastin combination for prompt relief. Take acitaminophen for headache. People with allergic diathesis(Atopy) also suffer from Br Asthma and GERD for which you may have to undergo some tests. Deep breathing exercises may help.
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Nose Blocks, Headaches, No Taste In Food, Breathing Difficulty, Dust Allergy ?

You may be suffering from allergy- in this case to dust which has resulted in inflammation and swelling of the inner lining of your nasal passage. This has caused blocked nose, loss of taste sensation and difficulty in breathing while sleeping. Beside this you may also be suffering from sinusitis causing headache. You should take antiallergics like cetrizine, antileukotriens like monteleukast(Montair), a corticosteroid nasal spray like fluticasone or budecort or fluticasone+azalastin combination for prompt relief. Take acitaminophen for headache. People with allergic diathesis(Atopy) also suffer from Br Asthma and GERD for which you may have to undergo some tests. Deep breathing exercises may help.