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What Causes Smell When Blowing My Nose?

Hi, I'm 44 years old, female and 5'7" and have noticed over the last couple of weeks, that when I wipe/blow my nose, it appears to be a bit smelly. No one else has mentioned it so I don't know if anyone else can smell it, but no-one seems to be avoiding me. I have recently been suffering from acid reflux which resulted in me losing my voice for about 4.5 months, but am now speaking again but still taking lansaprozole. I do need to blow my nose more often but other than that and the smell everything is normal
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This is called Foetor in medical language. You have a history of blockage of one nostril. SO this can be Due to Chronic Sinusitis, the sinus can have pus which gives you the feeling of Weird smell.
I would advise you to have a consultation with an ENT Surgeon, get Clinical examination done; CT scan of the Sinuses and an X-ray of the chest is mandatory.
Get the treatment according to the reports. IF the CT scan is normal we can consider the possibility of a problem in the Sensory System and you may need an opinion of a Neurologist.
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What Causes Smell When Blowing My Nose?

This is called Foetor in medical language. You have a history of blockage of one nostril. SO this can be Due to Chronic Sinusitis, the sinus can have pus which gives you the feeling of Weird smell. I would advise you to have a consultation with an ENT Surgeon, get Clinical examination done; CT scan of the Sinuses and an X-ray of the chest is mandatory. Get the treatment according to the reports. IF the CT scan is normal we can consider the possibility of a problem in the Sensory System and you may need an opinion of a Neurologist.