Staying hydrated can keep mucus thinner and easier to manage. Be ready to field booger questions with these five facts. These colors are not caused by bacteria; rather, white blood cells contain a substance that adds a yellow or green tinge to mucus.
If your body is fighting an infection, you may produce more white blood cells. Conversely, you can be sick and still have clear mucus. If there is an infection, you will likely have other symptoms such as congestion, sinus pressure or headache.
Red or brownish boogers often result from tiny amounts of blood mixing with mucus. Mouth infections or problems with your teeth can also cause an unpleasant sense of smell. A much less common cause of problems with smelling is partial damage to the nerve involved in smell - the olfactory nerve. This can happen as a result of a head injury or a stroke. Because smell and taste are closely linked, other problems which affect your mouth can also result in a change in your sense of smell.
Tooth decay, inflamed gums and smoking are obvious culprits. Reflux from your gullet oesophagus can cause a nasty taste in the back of your throat which can affect your sense of smell. If your symptoms are severe or persistent, see your GP. They may consider tests and possibly a referral to an ear, nose and throat ENT specialist who can examine the inside of your nose with a small flexible telescope called an endoscope.
Last edited: Jul 22, NetWareHead said:. Printer Bandit said:. You've never dined on one of your nose pies? Not just no, but hell no. Not even when I was little. I've never understood why somebody would pull a booger out of their nose, look at it, and think to themselves, "that looks yummy". Edit: I can't even stand the idea of a loogy. People hocking one up sound so disgusting, and the few times I've been so stopped up that I sniffed and accidentally ended up with snot running down the back of my throat, it turned my stomach.
I nearly threw up every time it happened. Captante Lifer. Oct 20, 19, 3, RU Lifer. Apr 9, 12, 2 MongGrel Lifer. Dec 3, 38, 3, Hey, on a side note, smelling farts is supposed to boost your immune system too I saw somewhere the other day. Who knew. Nov 8, 4, 22 Jeff7 Lifer. Jan 4, 41, 17 Oct 10, 68, 3, Feb 25, 16, 1, Encountering a foul smell is unfortunately just a part of life.
But if you have a bad smell in your nose that lingers or has no apparent external source, it may be caused by an underlying medical condition.
Below are several reasons you may be experiencing a bad smell in the nose. Sinusitis, more commonly known as a sinus infection, affects nearly 31 million people in the U. It causes symptoms like sinus pressure, congestion, drainage, facial pain, headache and bad breath. Another lesser-known side effect is bad smell. The smell is caused by discharge that drains through the nose and down the back of the throat.
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