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Smelling Persistent Odors...

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Samuel Herschbein - 08 Jul 2004 04:14 GMT
For the last couple of years, I've been smelling two persistent odors.  
Prior to these I smelled a moldy odor, which went away after cleaning
out a few sinus infections (with possible fungus infections).

The first new odor smelled something like eggs & bacon frying in a cast
iron pan.  This was the same odor as some fungus growing around a leaky
water heater.  When the heater was replaced & the mold removed, the odor
subsided, but has now come back a bit different.

Now it smells more like when cooking chocolate.  I often have overtones
of smoke of all kinds: cigars, fireplaces, etc.

The smells will intensify outside of my home, even on a trip when gone
for a few days.

Do others smell persistent odors like this?  Is there any correlation
between these odors and fungal infections, etc.?

TIA,
Sam

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ENTconsult - 08 Jul 2004 16:11 GMT
A common cause of odor sensation is a particular growth in the sinus or back of
the throat area. A culture might identify name of the bug, but fastest is to
remove the offecder. Since most of these flouriish on stale mucus that isn't
moving, pulsatile irrigation is often effective.
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com
dball63 - 08 Jul 2004 23:01 GMT
What if irrigation does not help this problem after a few years?

> A common cause of odor sensation is a particular growth in the sinus or back of
> the throat area. A culture might identify name of the bug, but fastest is to
> remove the offecder. Since most of these flouriish on stale mucus that isn't
> moving, pulsatile irrigation is often effective.
> Murray Grossan, M.D.
> http://www.ent-consult.com
 
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