strange smell

[precision2mac]

About six months ago while ouy walking I enquired if something had died in the nearby overgrowth and the two people in my company said that could not smell anything.Again at another location I smelled it again and on numerous other times I smelled it.It smells like decaying carcuss.I have come to the conclusion that it must be up my nose, I appear to have mucus without a cold.When I am doing some manual work and am stooped over that is when it is most noticable,I amk a 58yr old male married and in good health of average weight.Any ideas.

[Jimmyg23]

A related discussion, Oh no not the smell nose thing was started.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Phantom smell may be due to halitosis(due to infections of the oral cavity or poor hygiene),smell from the sweat or smell due to nasal or sinus infections.As you are also having the symptom of mucus in the nose,so fungal sinusitis also has to be ruled out.It produces a bad odor which you can feel as bad smell.

I sincerely advise you to consult an ENT specialist and get yourself evaluated fro sinusitis.Transillumination tests,ultrasound or CT sinuses and fungal culture of the nsal mucus may be needed.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.