Smelly mucous in my nose, taste in my mouth

[shriba]

I've read the other posts, but this isn't a recurring thing, I don't smoke, I'm not on any meds, I'm not overweight, I exercise... I got the flu - bad for one day (achy all over, headache on my temples), the next day the achiness was gone but I stayed in bed. Today, the third day, I feel much better, but am left with a slight cold and am taking it easy. I do cough, but only once in a while, and when I do, it sounds like I'm not getting enough air. When I blow my nose, it smells really bad, and I can taste it every once in a while in the back of my throat. Any ideas of what the cause may be and what I can do? I think when the cold passes, the smell will be gone, but I never had this before with a cold. Thanks.

[bugger522]

I have this problem twice now , the first time I researched and found out that infection was in my upper sinus , which you cant flush with saline ,

The trick is to flush your sinus then pinch your nose to hold in the solution then bend over forward as far as possble for 30 seconds.

This will allow the solution to enter the upper sinus cavity  . then stand up right and clear your nose , do this 4 times a day , saline is anti bacterial and eventually it will go away .

If you have a fungal infection antibiotics will not work .

[SarahTakahashi]

I've had this for longer than 6 months now and all the docs gave me was nasal sprays (sea salt based), they're only now giving me antibiotics.

Along with the strange smelling mucus and horrible taste, is anyone else getting a weird feeling with their ear at the side of the sinuses problem? It feels like its blocked and I can hear my heart beating constantly and it hurts, really hurts and my balance is off.

If anyor could help, that'd be great.

[kerrmet]

I have it right now and you are right. it seems to get worse in late morning early afternoon.  If i take advil i can dull the pain in my teeth and sinus but the smell is still there. I have never had anything like this and have had many sinus infections over the years.  The smell is driving me crazy.  I am on Augmenten, the treatment choice for sinus infections according to my doc but it does not seem to be helping.  I am probably going back but in the mean time i am using my netipot and trying to drink a lot of fluids.

[harleemax]

i just had my wizzys out about 2 months ago and im still getting this nasty smell what do i do? it tastes bad too and makes my breath smell no matter how much i brush my teeth and i get headaches alot now. also there is like a hole from my gums into my sinus cavity.

[HolisticHolly]

I have this right now, too.  I'm usually a healthy eater, I eat mostly vegan (no meat, no dairy, no animal products), but hubby and I binged on dairy ice cream every night for a week (uh oh), so I assumed all the nose-blowing was from eating the dairy (dairy makes mucus...when you eat dairy regularly, you just don't notice it, but when you stop eating dairy for a while, then eat it, you notice!).

Anyway, the after-dairy nose-blowing usually only lasts one day, but I was still blowing after 3 days, and then I got a massive toothache on my back upper molar.  It was so bad, kept me awake at night 3 nights in a row, then spread to my lower back molar.  Both are crowns, so I thought they were infected and I've have to pull them out.  I went to the dentist, got x-rays -- no infection, teeth were fine, dentist said it sounds like a sinus infection.

I am into holistic remedies, haven't been to a doctor in 5 years, I refuse to take antibiotics (unless life or death), so I looked it up and found apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a cure for sinus infection, if you drink it consistently throughout the day (e.g., add 2 Tbsp to a large bottle of water).  Well, I've been taking ACV as needed for years, so I'm very familiar with it.  It cures food poisoning, severe flu, and lots of other ailments.  But I hate the taste so much, I will chug it as a shot, then chase it with a little water -- I cannot drink it throughout the day!  Yucky!!!  So I'm taking it both morning and night (note: never drink coffee within 3 hours of eating ACV, or projective vomiting will ensue), and throughout the day I'm trying to be as alkaline as possible by drinking wheatgrass shots and kale/spinach/celery/carrot/parsley juice from Whole Foods juice bar, near my work.

I've also been doing Neti Pot with 1 tsp salt per 2 cups purified boiled water cooled to body-warm, then drain tons of nastiness out of my nose into the bathroom sink.  It feels good and lasts a few hours...not as long as I'd like, but what a relief from that nasty smell and taste.....infected mucous snot, and yea...kinda like rotten eggs (someone else said that).  Just SO nasty!!!!  And it's all I can smell at all times!!!  Gross.

I will try the eucalyptus lozenges for the taste.  I've been afraid other people can smell this.  Hubby says he can't smell it, but it's so hard to believe.

I've never had a sinus infection, this is pretty gross.  My dentist said most people take antibiotics for this, but it's not required, I could let it run it's course if desired, but will take a few weeks.

[friggy]

Hi nookie.  What you have is unusual, but not on this forum.  You could have an infection from the sewage, or something else.  There are many causes, some of which I list in my journal, in section 16: Revolting Sinus Odor.

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

Too bad about the doctors, but I was a schoolteacher too, and unfortunately kids can smell a whole lot better than most adults, including medical professionals.