Nose Odor - a prospective solutions

I found a really good post on nose odor on the medhelp forum which has helped me.

Post:

I have this now and have had it in the pass. The smell is a result of lack of drainage,moisture, and you probably have inflammation of the sinuses. You have to go to an ENT and get a CT scan to see if you have a cyst or polyps which can block normal drainage of the nose. You must also find a way to fight inflammation of the turbinates and nasal passages to ensure that the mucous in your nose can drain normally. Be very careful about sinus irrigation. Make sure you apply an anti-inflammatory first or the water will get trapped and cause the bacteria to build up in the mucuos and your nose will smell worse. Make sure you use a humidifier at night to ensure your nose is getting moisture but if you have swollen sinuses at night and your nose is not draining properly, then the mucuos will be blocked, your nose will be dry causing blood laced mucous (which you cannot see but taste in your mucuos) and it will give bacteria a chance to build up in the sinuses. The only way you can get rid of the smell is have your doctor prescribe a very strong antibiotic(also take out the polyps or unblock your nose), drink water constantly,and keep your nose moist with a saline nasal sinus spray, and make sure you are brushing the back of your tongue with hydrogen peroxide and baking soda backed with a gargle of non-alcohol mouthwash. Until the bacteria is gone..I usually buy the loud fruity smelling Lip Balm and put some in each nostril to lessen the bad smell in my nose when out in public. Also avoid doing a lot of swallowing (Ex:while drinking liquids) because the smell will come from the nose and it can smell up to 5 feet away and is embarrassing.
I am in a foreign country now but don't trust foreign doctors to operate on my sinuses so I will have to suffer until I can get back home to see an ENT who is knowledgeable because not all ENT's know how to treat certain chronic sinusitis problems.

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Respiratory-Disorders/Stale-Nose-Smell/show/742381
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