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Have some foul smell in nose and taste in mouth. tonsil infection or sinus problem?

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Foul smell: Foul smell in nose/mouth can be caused by both sinus/tonsil infection. With sinus infection one has nasal congestion with thick yellow/green nasal discharge/post nasal drip with tonsil infection one has sore throat.

Answered 3/22/2020

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