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Posted 11/20/2021 1:44 AM (GMT 0)
Hello HealingWell,
I am curious to know what could cause a chronic stuffy nose, besides mold? Are there any things I could try to figure out the cause? I don't have the funds to do expensive testing. Lyme has drained all my financial resources, as I'm sure many can relate to.

I think my sense of smell is also not what it used to be. Maybe it's hard to say because I don't remember what it used to be like. There are some rare days where I smell things really strongly and I wonder if that's how it used to be.

I abused nasal spray as a kid because I had intense allergies and I just kept spraying my nose to try to make it stop. Could it have caused damage? I don't really have allergies anymore that I'm aware of.
Thank you.
Posted 11/20/2021 8:36 AM (GMT 0)
Seems like MCAS. When I got Lyme (before I realized it was Lyme) one of my first symptoms was that I suddenly became allergic to many things, including dust and pollen that never bothered me before.
Posted 11/20/2021 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
Female hormones caused non-allergic rhinitis for me.

Something in my gut also had me drowning in mucus and suffering from apparent “silent” reflux. Rx Nexium and Zantac stopped it. Got off those meds after 6 months. Mucus came back somewhat but nothing like what it was before that.

Mucus was low for a long time, but has increased again in the recent months. I even posted about it recently. This time I think hormones are involved, as I have peach fuzz all over my jawline again after it had disappeared for several years. I am post menopausal now, so unsure what is driving the hormone weirdness.
Posted 11/20/2021 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
This may sound strange, but it's not so much congestion for me as much as a more nasal sound when I speak. I have to really work on my throat when announcing races, and I can tell something is different about my voice than a few years ago. This is a fairly new symptom, and it fits in the area of the conversation because it involves my throat and nose.

I don't have a clue what is causing it.
Posted 11/21/2021 5:43 AM (GMT 0)
I see there are many things to take into consideration. I appreciate all the help! You are all so nice.
Posted 12/20/2021 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to bump my own thread again but I was curious to know where to start with solving this problem? The more I look into it, the more it appears like almost everything can cause a stuffy nose.

I also don't have a sense of smell. Sometimes it comes back but maybe once a month for an hour or so.

When I use the muscles in my nose to widen my nose it feels like I can breathe, so it seems like something is inflamed or in the way. I went to an ENT doctor many years ago and he went into my nose with a camera. Honestly, he was of no help. He just said it looked ok and barely spent any time with me, then charged me $1000+.
Posted 12/20/2021 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
My blood pressure med midodrine keeps my nose unstuffed.
Posted 12/21/2021 8:02 AM (GMT 0)
I don’t have any solution to the actual problem but when I herx more I get a stuffy nose and also a blockage of my left tear canal. Neti pot with water and salt helps a lot for the stuffy nose.
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