Bad Smell In Nose

[badsmell]

Hello.  I am currently in high school and have had a bad smell in my nose for two years now.  I am a boy.  This smell has greatly influenced school, as it is difficult for me to make friends.  I have had a sinus X ray done and the doctor told me that everything was fine.  I have used nasal sprays and nasal rinses, and nothing worked.  I have taken Zantac, just in case acid reflux caused the smell, but that did not work.  I have also used mouthwash, and that did not work.  I usually do not have bad breath, but in school I still can smell the bad smell.  I am 100 percent sure that I’m not imagining the smell, as others have hinted at me by saying “what is that bad smell?”  One of my friends even said “You smell”  I replied, “What?”  He said “Never mind.”  I do not think I have a bowel obstruction, because I am not vomiting and my feces are normal.  However, I have high blood pressure, a little bit high cholesterol, and I have a lot of gas.  My farts are very foul in odor, and I see a connection between the smell of my farts with the intensity of the bad odor in the nose.  The less farts and/or better smelling the farts are, the less smelly the air that comes out of my nose is.  I am healthy and exercise.  Also, when I don’t think about the bad smell, it goes away.  I also stay very calm and sometimes the smell goes away.  It usually goes away when I feel something moving in my nose, although I am not sure if it is a pressure change or something else.  Sometimes, even though the air in my nose is moisturized, there still is a bad smell.  I think the smell comes out of my right nostril, which is slightly drier than my left nostril, and I cover up that nostril all during class to block out the smell.  Please, if anyone knows anything about this life ruining smell, please comment.  Thanks.  

[friggy]

Your problem is not unusual, at least on this forum, but most doctors never see it, so they'll just think you are one of the many nutcases in their practice.  The sinuses are still a medical frontier, and I believe the people on this forum have made a great medical discovery about "nose stink".

The problem you have is often caused by anaerobic bacteria.  These can thrive in the upper sinuses and not be detected by Xrays or scans.  Sinus rinses don't wash it out, because sinus rinses only work in the lower sinuses, before gravity takes over.

A Flip-Turn Sinus Flush will rinse microbes out of your upper sinuses as well, and cure the problem. It uses gravity instead of fighting it.

http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/2322

The flush is mildly risky, because you need to bend over, preferably in a shower, but you can do it outside on soft ground.  If you decide to do it, continue for several days after the smell goes away, or it will grow back, like it did to me twice, until I figured it out.

Your other problem could be related, I don't know, it's just possible.  Go get some large size vanilla Activia yogurts and eat that for a few weeks, or read Ultra Mind Solution by Dr. Mark Hyman.  Good luck, your real friends will come back.

[SugaLuv]

have had the same bad smell\taste in the mouth for over 6 months now.  Couldn't figure out what the hell the problem was.  Mine became so awful that the smell would literally funk up my entire office at work.  I too was convinced that the smell was coming from my nose.  Because of this, i ended up at an ENT, who convinced me I needed surgery on my sinuses & tonsils.  Well, after having tonsils\adenoids (adenoids) removed, upper gi, lower colon splenoid or something done, and all kinds of other medical test ran.  The culprit turned out to be a crown on the lower left molar tooth.  The tooth up under the crown had split in half, and the damn thing became infected or something.  When the smell first started, the first place I went was to the dentist (of course they didn't see anything wrong).  I ended up on a wild goose chase that cost me thousands of dollars.  Finally after reading another site and listening to the guy on there story, I went back to the dentist and lied that the tooth was bothering me.  That's when the dentist decided to take the crown off (he couldn't tell anything from the X-ray; the crown was n the way of seeing my actual tooth).  He ended up having to pull the split tooth.  He told me to come back for a bridge of something once it has healed but "No Thanks!" I'll leave the spot empty because empty doesn't become infected and stink up a whole room......

[18michael]

I've a really bad smell in my nose for over 2 years and obviously it is a real stopper to making friends and even keeping current ones because you feel reluctant to go out with them. It's frustrating and seemingly unfair when everyone else has got gf's and are going out, it pushes u to segregation and solitude. I was given antihistamin's and antibiotics from my gp which did not work at all. Then I saw an E.N.T specialist ,finally after the long *** waiting list, whom concluded that I had a deviated septum, (nose cartilage), which allowed more air in so I secreated more flem (phlegm), more air flowing in meant drier nasal wall which meant bleeding, so the option is to have septoplasty, which is surgery to correct the septum, therefore stopping the symptoms and allowing me to live like a real 18 year old. Don't feel sorry for yourself because of the mutilations of kids in northern Uganda, is so much worse, get a wider perspective and realise you're much better off than some others. I love reading harry potter!!

[miserable1here]

I've been having this really bad smell in my nose for over 3 years now, it also causes my breath to smell bad and the food I eat to taste different. I don't know what is causing it and nobody has been able to help me so far. I've tried to get help in every way, but everybody thinks it's my imagination or thinks that i'm crazy. Seriously, who who want to imagine they they have bad breath and smell stinky stuff all day, it's serious and nobody seems to understand. I've talked to my physician,dentist, been to a ear,nose and throat doctor, still nothing. I had a CAT scan and everything is negative. It is ruining my life, making me insecure, embarassed and anti-social. I hold my breath when I talk to people everyday, scared that they will smell the bad odor. The bad smell comes and goes throughout the day, but it is there for most of the day. When this smell comes, my throat hurts a little, I have some drainage, and the area around my nose hurt. I have good personal hygiene, brush/floss my teeth three times a day, tried using mouthwash, sinus rinses, antibiotics, allergy medicines, use gum, breath mints, but nothing helps. This problem is making me miserable and nobody understands how I feel and how bad it is affecting my life. I wish somebody will be able to diagnose my problem asap. I don't know what it is and feel so helpless. I know the smell is strong because people always touch their nose around me, put a piece of gum in their mouth, pretend to yawn to smell their breath to make sure the bad smell is not coming from their mouth, or offer me a piece of gum/mint when I talk to them, especially at work, when I help my customers. I've tried just about everything, even brushing my teeth does not help my problem, it makes it a little better, but the bad odor is still there. I don't know what else I can do, but I am living in misery. If anyone out there can help me or give me advice, please do so...thanks... = {

[BadBreath]

I have the same bad breath problem.  I can smell the foul odor when I yawn, while running, and other random occasions.  The smell is similar to rotting flesh.  My dentist has not found anything unusual, and they have mentioned that they could not smell anything.  I have not yet seen a doctor about this problem. There are a few things things that might be the cause of this bad breath.  One of my upper right molar is misaligned.  The gum surrounding it bleeds when I floss, and the smell is usually bad when I sniff the floss.  My right nostril is also blocked up, but the smell is not present when I blow my nose or when it drains to the back of my throat.

[olimpio]

I am angolan and i have had bad smell in my nose for over 6 years. I don't know if my friends have already felt this bad smell from me but at least they've never complained before me. So a feel a little bit ashamed to make friendship and it makes me feel very depressed sometimes.
I really don't know what to do.