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I Had Blood Vessels Courterised Due To Nose Bleed Now Experiencing Mucus And Cannot Breath Or Smell. What Could Be The Reason ?

About a year or so ago I had the blood vessels in both nostrils courterised due to recurrent nose bleeds, since having them courterised I have been getting extreme build ups of mucus to the point I cannot breathe or smell anything what-so-ever, when I blow my nose hardly anything comes out but what does come out is very sticky... If I push my nose up only a few millimetres I can breathe fine. I m just wondering if there is anything I can do or whether it was something that is caused through having the paste on the end of a matchstick to courterise the blood vessels, many thanks.
Tue, 3 Jan 2012
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Excessive cauterization of nasal blood vessels can cause dryness of the nose. Improvement in breathing by pushing up your nose a little means that your nasal valve area has been altered by the fibrosis which follows cauterization or by the original trauma or injury which caused the nasal bleed, if any. This alteration in the nasal valve area disrupts the normal airflow in the nose, causing thickening and increase of nasal secretions (mucus). Use saline nasal drops or sprays to moisten your nose and reduce the discomfort. You may also take steam inhalation and mucolytics. Have your nose re-examined for any adhesions (synechiae) or blockages to the floe of air to the roof of your nose where the olfactory (smell) area is present.
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I Had Blood Vessels Courterised Due To Nose Bleed Now Experiencing Mucus And Cannot Breath Or Smell. What Could Be The Reason ?

Excessive cauterization of nasal blood vessels can cause dryness of the nose. Improvement in breathing by pushing up your nose a little means that your nasal valve area has been altered by the fibrosis which follows cauterization or by the original trauma or injury which caused the nasal bleed, if any. This alteration in the nasal valve area disrupts the normal airflow in the nose, causing thickening and increase of nasal secretions (mucus). Use saline nasal drops or sprays to moisten your nose and reduce the discomfort. You may also take steam inhalation and mucolytics. Have your nose re-examined for any adhesions (synechiae) or blockages to the floe of air to the roof of your nose where the olfactory (smell) area is present.