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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing And Clear Liquid Nose Discharge?

Hi Doctor, A friend of mine (20 years old) had a strange experience in his sleep. He slept at 7AM and around 11AM he felt as if he was being choked. He tried to breathe through his nose, but he couldn t so he started breathing through his mouth. He noticed a liquid running from his nose to his mouth. He thought it was blood, but it was a clear liquid and it tasted salty. His head also hurt (burning sensation) on the sides. What could be the cause of this? It s the first time this has happened to him.
Thu, 28 May 2020
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Hi,

Noted the history about your 20 year old friend developing sudden difficulty to breath due to nasal choking, and started to breath through mouth and then developed a clear fluid discharge, wants to know the cause.
The commonest causes I can think about are as follows:
Antro-choanal polyp is a large polyp that hangs in the nasopharynx and can cause valvular blockage of airflow through nose.
This is further confirmed by the fact that there was a discharge of a clear salty fluid as this occurs due to rupture of the polyp.
I would advise him the following:
Consult an ENT Surgeon.
ENT Endoscopy.
CT scan of nose and sinuses.
Relevant tests of blood.
This will confirm the diagnosis and may need a surgery.
If anything else is found then it will be treated as per the cause found.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon
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What Causes Difficulty In Breathing And Clear Liquid Nose Discharge?

Hi, Noted the history about your 20 year old friend developing sudden difficulty to breath due to nasal choking, and started to breath through mouth and then developed a clear fluid discharge, wants to know the cause. The commonest causes I can think about are as follows: Antro-choanal polyp is a large polyp that hangs in the nasopharynx and can cause valvular blockage of airflow through nose. This is further confirmed by the fact that there was a discharge of a clear salty fluid as this occurs due to rupture of the polyp. I would advise him the following: Consult an ENT Surgeon. ENT Endoscopy. CT scan of nose and sinuses. Relevant tests of blood. This will confirm the diagnosis and may need a surgery. If anything else is found then it will be treated as per the cause found. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT and General Surgeon