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What Causes Numbness In Nose After Sneezing Consistently?

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Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Question: Hi Doctor.
From today morning i sneased once. From that time my left nose feals like numness and if i snees some droplet of water comes out. But if not no mucus or nothing comes out of my nose. My left nose inner is redish. Will it be symptom of swineflu.
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Answered by Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta (35 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
ALLERGIC RHINITIS OR COMMON COLD

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query in healthcaremagic.com
This is Dr. Swarnava dattagupta answering your query.

I understand your concern.
See, from your symptoms it looks like sneezing due to some allergic reaction or common cold. because of consistent sneezing, you are feeling some numbness in your nose. The absence of mucous and just some clear watery fluid associated with sneezing points towards allergic rhinitis. Your nasal mucosa is reddish because of the irritation and inflammation because of sneezing and running nose.

Now, you have asked whether it is symptom of swine flu. See, swine flu is a type of influenza and it will have fever, cough, body pain, fatigue, sore throat, headache etc which are absent in your case. And it cannot be diagnosed in such short period.

When patients with this symptom what you have complained come to me, i do symptomatic treatment at first. Mostly it cures the problem. I would suggest-

tab levocetrizine 5 twice daily or tab allegra 120 twice daily.
gargle with warm saline water twice daily.
take tab paracetamol 500 SOS if you develop fever.
You can talk to your doctor about this and also for the prescription of the above.

Hope i have answered your question.
If you have any further questions i will be happy to help.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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Follow up: Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta (1 hour later)
Mam realy thanks for reply. I dont have running nose asof now no stuffy nose also. I have some water like perfume spraying from my noce when i sneeze with one noce closed .
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Answered by Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta (13 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
CONTINUE THE MEDICATIONS

Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
Yes these are symptoms of allergic rhinitis.
Start taking the medicines I discussed.
See, one nose remains blocked in a person one at a time, this is normal in everyone, only if you block one nose, the other start acting.
Anyways, if it troubles you or you are in discomfort, try saline nasal drops or xylometazoline nasal drops.

Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta
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What Causes Numbness In Nose After Sneezing Consistently?

Brief Answer: ALLERGIC RHINITIS OR COMMON COLD Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query in healthcaremagic.com This is Dr. Swarnava dattagupta answering your query. I understand your concern. See, from your symptoms it looks like sneezing due to some allergic reaction or common cold. because of consistent sneezing, you are feeling some numbness in your nose. The absence of mucous and just some clear watery fluid associated with sneezing points towards allergic rhinitis. Your nasal mucosa is reddish because of the irritation and inflammation because of sneezing and running nose. Now, you have asked whether it is symptom of swine flu. See, swine flu is a type of influenza and it will have fever, cough, body pain, fatigue, sore throat, headache etc which are absent in your case. And it cannot be diagnosed in such short period. When patients with this symptom what you have complained come to me, i do symptomatic treatment at first. Mostly it cures the problem. I would suggest- tab levocetrizine 5 twice daily or tab allegra 120 twice daily. gargle with warm saline water twice daily. take tab paracetamol 500 SOS if you develop fever. You can talk to your doctor about this and also for the prescription of the above. Hope i have answered your question. If you have any further questions i will be happy to help. Regards