Sore IN nose that won't go away!!

I like "Ayr" gel, saline based & contains aloe vera. I use it every night, to keep my nostrils from drying out. So far, so good. You can find this at Walgreens, too.

Going to a doctor is my next step. Anyone interested, look up "nasal vestibulitis" and be sure to read the potentially serious (disfiguring and/or major medical) complications. Not a road down which I care to go!

Hi everyone.. ive visited here for 3 years.. yep.. same issue.. each year a little more remedy and a little more relief.. but still never quite goes away..

I advised the Secaris.. and it works.. but its a remedy DURING THSI WHOLE THING.. im still trying to figure out what causes it.. so heres some personal info you may want to relate to...


First off I smoke.. tsk tsk I know.. So if you smoke.. do you smoke ( can) craven A

next.. im a huge tim hortons lover.. yep 18% creme in ever dose.. I drink 3 creme 2 sugar..

next.. I brush like crazy 3-4 times a day.. could we be illergic to toothpaste?? one has to wonder..

next.. last year a tooth broke.. yep a good old tooth I cracked in 2001 eating a WENDYS.. burgar.. so much pain that day I didnt even check what it was I crunched on... i still to today figure some chick lost her diamond in my burgar. or some real sick kid threw a stone in it.

anyhow.. the crack broke half the tooth off last year and I got it fixed. lol dont worry im not a crack head or anti hygien person because i am ! I wash my hands at least 12 times a day.. brush alot. etc..

just trying to find a common factor were all living with..

In the fall.. the leaves fall off the trees.. they blow around on the ground.. in this same time we have pollen.. does anyone on here get dry mouth, dry skin, dryness that time of year.. if so... this could be the start of it all..

With the above mentioned do you get dizziness.?? ok im posting this and adding another this message window is going wonky

Ok im just going to list the factors..

*I like super HOT showers.
*I Smoke
*I drink coffee
*I SIT at a computer all day everyday.. ( possible affiliation with sitting and its pushing your inners upward.. like some people get acid reflux from tight jeans and sitting or GERD)
*I rent a top floor, I live near train tracks ( diesel? every 3-4 hours??)
*I Leaves outside are rarely raked up
*Ducts appear clean.. but the furnace blows dry stale like air..I feel better with windows cracked a tiny bit during winter.
* I sleep great because I have vents covered in bedroom, and doors always closed.. so its cool in there.
any of you relate so far?? furnace maybe??

* I have a Carbon monoxide detector.. its peak level is .12 meaning it hits that once a day.. maybe furnace air.
* Computer chair.. do you clean yours??


I think we all get this when the leaves fall, and furnaces, and if you blow your nose.. or fuss rubbin your nose.. it just gets worse.
Tenant downstairs blow his nose at least no lie 45 times a day.. old guy so you can hear it lol..

Id love to get this place checked for mold.. but who knows.

Anyhow this place has been my twice a year checkup to see if anyones remedied this issue and still its just stuff that helps live with it.. not prevent it.

Just started (a few weeks) of sore-in-nose malady. I found the setting for the humidifier on the CPAP too low. By increasing to a higher level of moisture, the nasal passages are not as raw from dryness. If you folks don't have a humidifier on the CPAP, I highly recommend one!

Update - For those Resmed nose pillow systems... It's critical that you ensure there is a good seal between the pillows and your nostrils! Any pillow leak causes air to continuously blow air into the sinus. This wreaks havoc in your nose - which needs to stay moist. I have had issues with the pillows not putting enough pressure to the nostril to achieve the seal. By making an O of wire (#14 stranded gauge with thin insulation) and placing it in the neck of the pillow, the pillows do not collapse into the holder as easily. The seal works much better and one does not have to have the piece jammed onto the nose. All sorts of benefits are noted. Finally I don't have to fidget with the thing during the night to achieve a seal.

May the CPAP be with you!

--Ron

Just a word to the wise:
Any sore on a mucus membrane that does not improve or heal within 3-5 days should be seen by a doctor.
Period.

I've had Inside Nose Sores for two years and my Doctor prescribed a ointment that seemed to clear it up, but they came back and I went to The VA ENT clinic and the Surgeon took a Biopsy and sent it to the Lab., I have Cancer in both sides and in my sinuses and brain.
I'm having Surgery next week and it's a very Invasive Surgery....I have a 5i-50 chance of long term survival, please see a ENT Surgeon.

I've had Inside Nose Sores for two years and my Doctor prescribed a ointment that seemed to clear it up, but they came back and I went to The VA ENT clinic and the Surgeon took a Biopsy and sent it to the Lab., I have Cancer in both sides and in my sinuses and brain.
I'm having Surgery next week and it's a very Invasive Surgery....I have a 5i-50 chance of long term survival, please see a ENT Surgeon.

If the doctor believes a sore will just go away, and keeps saying that for over 2 weeks,
he is expecting it to go away, all right:
either to a REAL doctor or to the coroner, (edit)--or at least an attorney!.

I haven’t been here in a while since I got most of my issues sorted out with CPPP surgery (I had an extra long palate and uvula that was making it near impossible to use my CPAP properly But my doctor had to really argue with my insurance to get it approved, So so glad he did. It’s also much easier to breathe when in the dentist chair now! Also, yes, I still use my CPAP, As you will read)

Anyway, I came looking to see if anybody had a product to put on the inside of my nose when I occasionally get a scratch that interferes with using nasal pillows. Most of the time my brevida mask Is great but occasionally, I will get a scratch / sore and because it’s on the inside of my nostril, It gets pressed on by the nasal pillows (and they are the softest ones I think out there, which is why I use them). And because of its location, it’s difficult to put anything on it to seal it so that it will heal.
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Disclaimer, these are not in accordance with the labeling so do use at your own risk.
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I have tried styptic Powder (with benzocaine) On a Fingertip or Q-tip , The same powder like you use on pets nails to stop bleeding. Yeah, it stings at first and you have to be careful not to breathe in through your nose, In fact, breathe out like you’re blowing your nose to get all the loose powder out of there. But try not to wipe that side because it just irritates further and risks dislodging the protective scab you just created with the powder.

The problem is, I have to do it several times because the minute your nose starts running and the powder gets damp it doesn’t really work at all, If it hasn’t formed a scab yet.
I know they make a liquid form of this sold in pet departments/pet stores. I’m not quite sure how it works, since the powder form just doesn’t work at all when it’s damp. I think I have some around here that I bought when I couldn’t find my powder but then I found my powder so I haven’t used it. Guess I will have to try that as well.

Another thing I have used is tincture of benzoin Carefully applied on a Q-tip …just a little bit …and it stings like the dickens because it’s got an alcohol carrier. Similar product is called skin tack, Both products are used to create tacky protective sealant moisture barrier layer on the skin for different devices, such as glucose monitoring devices or attaching ostomy bags. I really prefer the smell of tincture of benzoin though. Kind of a chai smell, like cinnamon clove, Whereas skin tack is much more more the smell of pine sap/Resin dust. Which very well may be what it is made out of. (Benzoin is also a tacky plant based resin btw, but for some reason, it’s harder to find lately. Many Dog breeders use it as a skin protective layer in the process of shaping puppy ears as the puppy is growing). I have usually had to special order it. The skin tack is becoming more widely available for for those that need Ostomy or diabetic Supplies.

The additional benefit of using this is that it really helps to keep those nasal pillows in place .

Another product that I have tried is as somebody else mentioned any kind of liquid bandage. I found one called elaskin, which is slightly better, I think, than new skin. Although there is a water soluble product now from bactine for sensitive skin and also new skin has a sensitive skin formula and various other formulas which I haven’t tried because they are water soluble, Don’t adhere very well, and take too long to dry. I might try them anyway just to see.

I have found that getting some very thin hydrocolloid sheets and cutting a small jellybean or oval / rectangle shape to go over the middle of my nostrils and fold up into the nostril overnight is the best protection by far And the bandage itself promotes Moist healing. Another thing I intend to try is just some paper first aid tape- Cut in the same shape and relying on the dry outside skin of the Nasal midline to keep it in place under the Pressure from the nasal pillows.

I saw Some of the other suggestions, I will have to give them a try.

This is the one that I find works best,
https://a.co/d/00Q7udmV
You can cut it to shape And it is quite thin. And the reason I cut it so that I can fold it over that middle section of the nose for safety reasons! So that it has some drier skin to stick to, isn’t Likely to be snorted in somehow. It is formulated to adhere to moist wounds, but the more moisture it absorbs the less sticky it becomes.

I can even usually use my nasal pillows with it But I also have a nasal mask to use if I just can’t stand the pain. I definitely don’t prefer having that thing over my nose, but if it’s a choice between stinging pain in my nostril, keeping me awake or the weird feeling of having hot moist air over the outside of my nose I guess I have to choose the latter at least until it’s healed.

Others have mentioned to make sure that your doctor gets to check it out if it doesn’t heal, because then it could be infected or cancer and I definitely that but I get these just occasionally and have since I was a kid. It’s only now that I have to use CPAP that they are a problem for sleeping and also for healing because the nasal pillows interfere with that as well.

(Edits for typos and clarity)

Oh almost forgot (And disclaimer this is not how it is supposed to be used so use at your own risk) I also have tried cyanoacrylate Wound sealant, basically it’s Vetbond type liquid or similar generic (It’s A very weak form of superglue) but the problem with it is that it dries rather stiff. But definitely less stingy! And obviously, all of these are not going to be suitable if the sore is farther up in your nostril only at the very entrance.

You have to get an alternative mask that will not irritate that sore area.
You can decide to have it / use it only for those times that you need the break, not of your usual mask, but you absolutely need to let the sore heal without irritating it again and again.

There are "under the nose" masks that might do the job for you. Both the newer nasal masks and the full face mask contact your nose only on the outside.