Post Nasal Drip!

Ok, I really hope someone can help me. About three weeks ago I started feeling a stiff neck and blocked ears, Out of no where came this horrible taste that will not go away and a bad smell (same as taste) that comes and goes.  I went to the doctor about a week ago and they told me I have a post nasal drip. He gave me antibiotics and told me to rinse with peroxide. I am doing exactly so, and it's almost time for me to finish the antibiotics. My ears and neck have improved somewhat (not completly) but the taste is still there almost all the time no matter what I do. I have recently been to the dentist and I have no issues with my gums/teeth. I can't take this taste anymore, it makes me sick to my stomach at times. Why did the antibiotics not work?

I am a 23 year old woman who does not have any health problems. I devolped this shortly after having a cold.

[National Jewish Health]

Such malodors and bad taste are often secondary to sulfur containing compounds that often accumulate on the surface of the tongue (visibly or invisible) secondary to bacterial overgrowth and can be relieved by brushing one’s tongue.  Another possibility is that some matter, usually food has become lodged in one of the laryngeal spaces that surround the epiglottis, or possibly in the upper pharynx in or about the adenoids (adenoids).  The adenoids (adenoids) should be very small at your age but that is not always the case.

Assuming that you have never had this before, I suggest that you arrange for examination by an ENT specialist, with the use of a fiberoptic laryngoscope, for direct complete visualization of all the structures of your nose, throat and larynx.

Good luck