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Had sinus surgery to clear bad infection. month after, getting sinus pain/headaches and weird damp smell again. could the infection be returning?
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Could be: Or you can have some true allergic inflammation that is not controlled, and would stay even after the surgery, please recheck with the surgeons and also seek an allergist / Immunologist opinion, check aaaai.org or acaai.org for an allergist in your area, good luck
Answered 12/30/2018
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