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Continuous sweet smell in nose .

(14 Posts)
gillyknits Wed 31-Aug-22 11:53:00

Thankyou for your ideas and support.

Esmay Wed 24-Aug-22 21:24:43

Appalling that you can't have this checked now .

My daughter and I use Neti pots to clean out our sinuses whenever they are blocked .
Her sinuses are too small and I occasionally get post nasal drip .
Used hygienically -they are excellent and harmless .
But please read the instructions .

Have you had Covid ?
Some people are reporting strange smells afterwards .

Staying on the farm -
decomposing flesh from rats in an old barn has also caused strange lingering smells though they have been more unpleasant than sweet .
And it didn't affect everyone in the family .

I hope that this problem resolves itself .

Harris27 Wed 24-Aug-22 21:21:57

Yes I’ve waited six months for an ent appointment still haven’t got it. Bit perforated ear drum can’t hear anything in right ear. Work with children and can’t hear them on my right side nuisance!

welbeck Wed 24-Aug-22 21:12:33

unlikely, but could be some neurological disturbance.

Normandygirl Wed 24-Aug-22 20:58:24

gillyknits

I’ve been tested for type 2 diabetes and it was negative. No breath smell of pear drops either.
Will just have to wait 6 months for an ENT appointment . If it was a bad smell I would think infection but it is like candy floss!

6 months for an ENT appointment !!!
That's disgraceful, I hadn't realised things had got that bad in the UK. shock

Tizliz Wed 24-Aug-22 19:13:12

lemsip

fungal sinusitis (infection). google it

Thanks for this, was beginning to think it was my imagination

gillyknits Tue 23-Aug-22 16:49:11

I’ve been tested for type 2 diabetes and it was negative. No breath smell of pear drops either.
Will just have to wait 6 months for an ENT appointment . If it was a bad smell I would think infection but it is like candy floss!

Barmeyoldbat Tue 23-Aug-22 12:52:53

Get. Tested for diabetes

icanhandthemback Tue 23-Aug-22 11:55:25

I had the strange smell of Marlboro cigarettes in my nose when I was in my 20's and the GP put it down to stress. I thought he was just fobbing me off but it was. In the last year, I had tests for an autoimmune condition because I couldn't taste things and had big red patches break out on my eyelids. The tests showed nothing and Dr's were baffled. However, my Mum went into a home and the weight of looking after her lifted from my shoulders. Within a short time, the red patches disappeared and my taste came back. I am convinced it was stress.

GrammyGrammy Tue 23-Aug-22 11:50:30

Is the smell like pear drops? And does your breathe smell of them? If so then look into diabetes. ie Flixonase spray daily for the blocked nose if its allergy connected. Otherwise your sinuses need to get cleared- steam inhalations etc. Definitely focus on clearing your sinuses.

gillyknits Tue 23-Aug-22 11:30:13

I had these tests done lastApril for an over 75 examination. All were clear.

lemsip Tue 23-Aug-22 06:01:18

fungal sinusitis (infection). google it

Whiff Tue 23-Aug-22 05:11:32

gillyknits have you had a full panel blood test that tests for everything? Has your GP sent a sample of your urine to be tested? If not ask it to be done. Unfortunately don't know what could be wrong but these tests should be the first course of action.

gillyknits Mon 22-Aug-22 17:41:32

Just wondering if anyone else has suffered from a blocked nose and experienced a strange, really sweet smell, all of the time.
(Nothing to do with covid)
My doctor hasn’t a clue what’s causing it and I’ve tried antihistamines and steroid nose drops, with no effect.
Waiting for an ENT appointment.