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the inner part of my nose, left nostril only, keeps getting painful buildups of mucus. can remove but hurts and is bloody. what is this?

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Dr. Donald Alves
Dr. Donald Alves answered
Emergency Medicine 24 years experience
Time to see ENT: What you describe is usually due to a foreign object in the nose--but can be due to polyp/growth. Should have a ENT eval and scope (in-office) to determine cause of discharge and irritation leading to bleeding.
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