2-year old son with terrible smell coming from nostril

[inga404]

Dear Readers,
    I really need some thoughts or ideas.  My two year old son has had this foul odor and a congested nose for well over a month and a half. We have been to his doctor several times. he first time she said it was an ear and sinus infection. We gave him the antibiotic and he seemed better except his nose. His nose would sometimes bleed a little and it was always stuffed but the right nostril always seemed worse. So we decided to take him back a week later. The doctor told us he still had an ear and nose infection and gave us strong antibiotic. So then another week passed and he seemed even bette physically but his nose still had the problem. So for the third time we took him back she said his ears looked better and weren't infected but our main concern was his nose. So she told us to keep putting saline and she gave us children's Zyrtec and said to use it for a couple nights before bed and call her and to set up an appointment with an ENT. So now after that visit his right nasal is still full or this light green mucus and still every day he get this relly bad smell on and off all day ... The best way I can describe the smell is similar to dirty socks but it's a really weird smell.  So as I am waiting to get an apointmen to the ENT... The thought that something serious could be wrong is driving me crazy. Oh also I tried the Zyrtec one night and in the morning, his nose seemed worse... So if there is any one with similar problem or some advice let me know......  Thanx

[Sunshine_mommy1]

Same thing happened to my son. He had horrible smell and we seen the pediatrics and they referred us to a ENT they did X-ray and said his nose was blocked from allergies. We then went seen a allergist and they prescribed three medications because they said his nostril was completely closed on the one side.. one month later after using nose sprays and saline he dislodged a gross smelling crafting puff ball from his nose ... Thank god the smell is gone.

[KusumDas]

Hi All, thanks for sharing your experience.. I am facing same issue with my son who is 5 years old from last 1 month, doctor has given antibiotics but no success...So I will surely take my son to ENT and get it heal soon for my son....

[KusumDas]

Hi all, Yesterday evening I went to doctor and come to know that it is due to something in nose ...they will pull out it and it will get resolved. Also doctor said it is called "rhinolith"....

[KusumDas]

Thanks a lot for everyone for posting their problem with the solution, it guided me to go to ENT, today doctor removed sponge from my son's nose and he is fine and happy now :)

[Diglo0618]

My 4yr old daughter had an odor coming from her nose for weeks! I thought she had bad breath or a sinus infection. Took her to the pediatrician's office this week and when they looked up her nose they just said she was congested.   Didn't see anything up there. 2 days later, she still smelled so I started looking online and found this thread. My husband and I saw something up there,  but thought it was just a booger.  Used tweezers to pull out one of those small circle bandaids doctors offices usually put on shots,  rolled up. Flushed out with saline and blew out some blood and snot. Odor is gone and she is cleared up now too.  No idea how long that had been up there, and she could not (would not) tell me when that happened. Thanks to all who left comments here.  

[WandaWoman007]

Same here.  Granddaughter had a smelly nostril so I Googled it and found this question and your answers.

Sure enough fluff from a stuffed toy was lodged in her nose.  Not sure how long it had been there, but she's had a runny nose for no apparent reason for maybe 3 weeks.  I noticed the odor this past Sunday and my daughter removed the fluff yesterday.

I just wanted to share too so someone else would be encouraged to look up the baby's nose and be saved a doctor's visit.  

I'm grateful for your shares.  Thank you.

[KruniQ]

This post is the best thread I've ever read online. I noticed this strong smell on my 2yr old daughter on Sunday 14th March, first i thot it was smell cos of her not brushing her teeth n tongue so I brushed for her. The subsided so I thot. On coming back from work the following day I called her carried her n kissed her on doing this I noticed that same smell from day before that's wen I took a thorough look at her mouth n found the smell from her nose n not mouth. Was worried then I called my wife to come check it out. She did n freaked out scared wen she sensed it too. I calmed her down n googled cos of a smell from a kids nose that's wen I found this post. We found a particle from a mattress lodged in her right nostril. I managed to remove it. Some smelly blood came out with it. No visit to d doctors. She is fine now n I'm d best dad in d world.

[Bethanylove]

Holy crap! I thought for sure my 2 year old had a sinus infection! About 2 weeks ago we all got a cold and it has lingered bad. But a few days ago I noticed his breath smelled bad. Then his hands. Then I realized he hand smelled bad from picking his nose and that the worst smell was coming from his nose. He had thick green boogers coming out both nostrils and they smelled rancid. So found this thread and told my husband about it. He looked and said he didn't see anything. I kept read everyone's posts and decided I was gonna give it a good look. So I looked up there and saw what looked like some white booger but remember some said that's what they had seen originally also. So we hold him down I go up there there with tweezers and it's a small peice of ripped up purple foam and it smells like death. Another peak and it looks like there might be more or pus high up in there and I don't have a good enough light and don't want to hurt him so we are gonna take him in to the doctor morning just to make sure there isn't any more. Thank you all.

[rachxx24]

OMG! just Google for answers as my 5 year old has Had a smelly nose/breath for over a year! I just looked up there and loads of fluff from a pillow just came out! covered in green really foul smelling stuff! luckily we got it out instead of a hospital trip! within 10 minutes the smell had gone!

[Lin323]

Many thanks to you all for all your experiences and advice. My 3 yr old son has been having the smelly nose issue for 2 weeks as well up we saw this post. Yes, he had stuffed a grain of yellow corn in his right nostril. With a bit of courage, I managed to pull it out with no pain to the little one, saving ourselves a trip to the doctors or A&E.