Do I have a bean up my nose??

[CathyA]

Haha.........if I were a child, I would suspect it.

For about a week now, I keep feeling like I have something up my nose. But its clean. It tickles sometimes too. Its driving me crazy. I hope this isn't how something like a polyp feels. Maybe there's a bug up there??? :0!
I've had 2 sinus surgeries and I never want another one, thank you very much. :~)
DH looked in my nose with an otoscope, but didn't see anything.
I do use a nasal mask with my cpap, but I use a humidifier with it....although the house is very dry from the A.C.
I've also been irrigating it with a home-made saline solution. Nothing shows up.
Any ideas?
Its driving me crazy. Maybe someone stuck a bean up my nose while I was asleep???

[IshbelRobertson]

I can't say - but I've had problems with my ears/nose for about 7 weeks now. I put it down to a few frequent flights (3 hours in duration x 4) recently and a throat infection in Greece. I thought my ears had 'popped' on my last home leg but here I am... slightly deaf and with 2 x antibiotics, 2 x nasal sprays and 2 x ear drops....

I still cannot HEAR properly and it's truly getting me down.

CathyA - so sorry to herar about your problems. What IS it about ENT that is quite so miserable?!

[CathyA]

Sorry about all your sinus/ear problems Ishbel! Every time I had a bad sinus problem or a eustacian tube problem, it really affected me mentally/emotionally! It would even cause panic attacks in me. Not being able to hear right is very upsetting. I hope you can get your problems cleared up. I use a home-made nasal spray, with no preservatives, and it seems to help alot to keep my eustacian tubes open. I think my cpap machine has helped too.

When I was going through perimenopause, I had sooooo many problems with ears, nose, sinuses, and throat. Its funny, but recently I have felt like my hormones were fluctuating, even though I'm in menopause (headache, etc.)....and how I have this nose thing. Makes me think it is hormone-related.
Good luck Ishbel!

[Mrs-M]

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[CathyA]

Mrs.M.????
I came here hoping you had a 'bean up your nose' image for me. :)

[Mrs-M]

I tried (so hard) to find one for you, CathyA! LOL! I know you enjoy fun smilies so much.

[Mrs-M]

CathyA. It just dawned on me, but maybe you don't have a bean up your nose....... NO... maybe you have a string bean up your nose!

String beans up noses are extra-hard to get out! ROTFLMAO!

[CathyA]

There's so many possibilities about what I could have up my nose............a tiny cucumber, a snow pea, a zucchini blossom, a baby wren, a dragonfly...........hahaha

[Mrs-M]

LOL, CathyA!

[Gardenarian]

I have had boils inside my nose (sorry, TMI.) Is it sore to the touch (on the outside of your nose)? If so, it might be a boil. I haven't found anything that works for them; they take about three weeks to clear up.

[Simpler at Fifty]

I use an autopap with a humidifier and have sores in my nose too. I use carmex. Normally I use it two times and it goes away or feels much better.

[CathyA]

Thanks Gardenarian,
I'm starting to read about people who have extremely dry tissues, and it can happen to just one side of the nose and they say it feels like there's something up there. No, it doesn't hurt.......its just real irritating.
I think I'll try to up my moisture/humidity and maybe that will help.
I'm going to give it several weeks to resolve though. If I went to the ENT now, he'd no doubt find something that required me to spend alot of money, and the outcome would be the same!

[iris lily]

OP I can't help but keep laughing at the title of this thread each time I read it. I just can't help ya, I can only laugh at you. !!!!!!

But here's hoping that you find some relief.

[Tussiemussies]

Hi Cathy A -- personally if it was me I would go to the Dr. over this. The nose is so close to the brain, I wouln't take any chances.

[Wildflower]

My Mother used to get cold sores way up in her nose. They drove her crazy!

CathyA, might be a good idea to get it checked out like Tussie said - just to be on the safe side....

[CathyA]

I guess it makes sense if I have a cpap mask that shoots pressurized air straight up my nose, it might cause some problems. I'll try some vasoline and increase the humidity level in the cpap. Its feeling a little better.
Thanks everyone.
(haha.......I keep hearing that old song in my head "My Mother said not to put beans in my ears".) I can't believe it was such a hit!