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What does bright yellow snot mean
A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Steven Bowersanswered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
Mucus: Sounds like you have a yellow mucoid discharge from your nose, otherwise known as snot. This often occurs with a viral upper respiratory infection, t... Read More
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Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
URI: It means there's an active and likely healthy immune response to an invading or inflammatory allergen, bacteria or virus. Your immune system is doing ... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Turneranswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
It depends: I assume from your question that your snot is a mixture of clear and yellow. This could be indicative of any number of things: rhinosinusitis, aller... Read More
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4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
More info needed: Discharge from where? Nose? Ear? Vaginal? Other? If vaginal, colored discharge suggests infection. At your age of 22, the most common such infections ... Read More
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2.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Yellow mucus: A sinus infection is a likely cause especially if you've had a head cold during the past week. Antibiotics may be advisable if symptoms persist much l... Read More
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150 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joel Gallantanswered
Infectious Disease 38 years experience
Irrelevant: The color of your snot tells you nothing. People who have colds often have yellow snot, but the cold is still caused by a virus.
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4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Vaginal "snot": A vaginal discharge that comes from that orifice that does not itch or offends your nose(odor) is normal. and needs to be left alone to avoid more ser... Read More
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1.4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kristin Sokolanswered
Allergy and Immunology 14 years experience
Infection or allergy: Dark yellow or green mucus draining from nose could be due to an infection ( viruses and bacteria can cause this). Allergies can also cause this.
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1.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Cold, allergy, sinus: If this has been going on only a few days, it's probably a common cold. If longer, allergic rhinitis or chronic sinusitis are the best bets. See a doc... Read More
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640 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Infection ; hormones: Some vaginal discharge can be normal. As you go through the month your hormones cause changes in the discharge. In some cases though discharge can be ... Read More
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4.8k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christopher Calendineanswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Clogged Ear: "clogged ear" feeling can be due to inner ear fluid or cerumen in outer ear canal. Inner fluid can cause eustachian tube dysfunction, often w/ concurr... Read More
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5.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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