For going on 6 years now I have reoccurring sores in my nose. They reoccur about every 10 days after the last one has cleared and lasted for about 7 days. I went to the doctor and was sent to a specialist and he told me it was normal . I tried to convince him otherwise, but he wasn t having any of it and prescribed me some cream called naseptin. I was told to apply this when I felt any occur which I have been. This was roughly 2 years ago and I have been using the cream ever since and where it helps shorten the time I have these sores for, it s not getting rid of them. I ve found that certain things like scented candles can set it of, removing nose hairs with scissor that have been sterilised and even if I ever so slightly ( and this is no exaggeration ) remove anything with in my nose with my finger however briefly ( we re not even talking a 10 second pick). A wipe has also been known to set it off. Often exposure to any of those things a few days after the last has cleared and I can feel it coming on before I go to bed. It almost starts to feel dry and sensitive inside my nose. Then my nose gradually swells, develops a lump and then eventually after 3 days of utter pain that sometime shoots into my eye ball ! It starts to subside and crusts yellow and dies. I used to suffer from cold sores when I was younger and figured it was that and was put on aciclovir for a while but that didn t stop them either, intact that tended to make it worse. Swelling up my nose much more than it did without taking them. Can you help?