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Can you smell a sinus infection?
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Often: If a sinus infection is severe enough, it often produces a mucous that is thick and quite fowl smelling. Since the sinuses do drain in the back of the throat, it is possible that you may actually smell the infected mucous that your body is trying to rid from the sinus. Keep smiling.
Answered 10/16/2019
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