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What Causes A Sweet Smell While Breathing Through The Nose?

For the past three days I have been having a sweet smell in my nose, almost like an air freshener. When I breath through my mouth its not the same but every time I breath through my nose I take the smell. It is not all the time but it comes and goes quite often. can you please assist?
Fri, 4 May 2018
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Hello,

As per your query you have symptoms of sweet smell while breathing through the nose which seems to be due to excessive ketone bodies production and could be a viral infection, fungal infection, and sinusitis.

Need not to worry. I would suggest you consult ENT specialist once for proper examination and doctor may order blood test and throat swab test to confirm the diagnosis and may prescribe antibiotics (amoxicillin) course, decongestant or antiviral depending on the cause.

For now, you should take steam inhalation for 2-3 times a day and ginger tea. You should take 8-9 glasses of water daily.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes A Sweet Smell While Breathing Through The Nose?

Hello, As per your query you have symptoms of sweet smell while breathing through the nose which seems to be due to excessive ketone bodies production and could be a viral infection, fungal infection, and sinusitis. Need not to worry. I would suggest you consult ENT specialist once for proper examination and doctor may order blood test and throat swab test to confirm the diagnosis and may prescribe antibiotics (amoxicillin) course, decongestant or antiviral depending on the cause. For now, you should take steam inhalation for 2-3 times a day and ginger tea. You should take 8-9 glasses of water daily. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Harry Maheshwari