Stressed32
26-06-09, 00:19
Hi Guys, I could really really use some reassurance....my allergies kill me and I have post nasal drip. I do a lot of nose blowing because of it, but it is all clear....no infection or anything, just allergies. It is VERY dry and hot where I live and has not rained in like 3 weeks so the dust is TERRIBLE. Well, for the past 2 weeks or so, maybe even 3, I have developed and kept a sore spot in my nose that I am starting to obsess over because I'm realizing that it is not going away!
Blowing has made it worse just like the tip of the nose on the outside gets raw and of course like any cut in a bad place, everytime I move my lips a certain way, and move my nostrils, it reopens and I feel it there and become obsessed with it so then I move my lips and nostrils more to see if I can still feel it like 2 minutes later and then I touch it, and look at it and just more than likely irriate the crap out of it. I am not a nose picker (lol) but I have put my finger on it to feel it (it is right inside my nostril) because I have HA and OCD and just can't let the stupid thing heal!!!! Im probably making it worse!
My worry is that it is not going away and I have been applying antibiotic ointment for atleast a week, but only 1 time or 2 at the most, a day, and with a Qtip. I worry about HIV and I am really scared to google because if I see a connection to HIV my anxiety will spike and I have been doing pretty good. I have also heard that nose sores can be lupus....so I'm spending a little time...no a lot of time noticing it now.
Can anyone tell me if they have ever had a nose sore...more like a dry skin patch that gets raw for more than a week? Like from blowing too much. It is not a bump and does not have puss. It is just a red, raw spot in my nose. It does not bleed but I can see redness when I look into my nostril.....HELP...PLEASE:blush:
Blowing has made it worse just like the tip of the nose on the outside gets raw and of course like any cut in a bad place, everytime I move my lips a certain way, and move my nostrils, it reopens and I feel it there and become obsessed with it so then I move my lips and nostrils more to see if I can still feel it like 2 minutes later and then I touch it, and look at it and just more than likely irriate the crap out of it. I am not a nose picker (lol) but I have put my finger on it to feel it (it is right inside my nostril) because I have HA and OCD and just can't let the stupid thing heal!!!! Im probably making it worse!
My worry is that it is not going away and I have been applying antibiotic ointment for atleast a week, but only 1 time or 2 at the most, a day, and with a Qtip. I worry about HIV and I am really scared to google because if I see a connection to HIV my anxiety will spike and I have been doing pretty good. I have also heard that nose sores can be lupus....so I'm spending a little time...no a lot of time noticing it now.
Can anyone tell me if they have ever had a nose sore...more like a dry skin patch that gets raw for more than a week? Like from blowing too much. It is not a bump and does not have puss. It is just a red, raw spot in my nose. It does not bleed but I can see redness when I look into my nostril.....HELP...PLEASE:blush: