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Can you tell me in my nose. can this smell hurt me or bother my breathing?

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Smell: The smell maybe the sign of infection. You can start with a saline spray and warm mist but I would see an ENT to check out the nose and sinuses

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 8/10/2014

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