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Every 24-48 hours the same scab forms inside my right nostril. i have to remove it or it cuts off my breathing. why does it keep forming?
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Scab R.nostril: hi Phillip154 The scab is forming over a chronically infected area, (in this case probably a staph infection), and if the scab is large enough to obstruct your breathing on that side I would most certainly have an ENT doc look at this as soon as is possible.thanks
Answered 5/7/2015
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See ENT: and have it checked. It could be an infection or possibly a cancer.
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