Feeling a rotten smell inside the nose may be related to nasal foreign body, acute odontogenic maxillary sinusitis, nasal sinus malignant tumor and other diseases.
1. Nasal foreign body: Nasal foreign body, foreign body appeared erosion, corruption and secondary bacterial infection, nasal purulent secretion increase, produce putrefactive odor, the smell of putrefaction in the nose.
2. Acute odontogenic maxillary sinusitis: odontogenic maxillary sinusitis often occurs due to anaerobic bacterial infection and accumulation of pus in the maxillary sinus, and its pus may have a bad odor.
3. Malignant tumor of nasal cavity and sinus: Whenever in adults, one side of nasal secretion often carries blood or has a small amount of nosebleed, especially when at the same time, there is a special smell in the nose (some people call it “cancer smell”) can be smelled, we must first exclude the possibility of malignant tumor.
There may be other reasons for the rotten smell in the nose, and it is necessary to actively consult a doctor for a systematic examination in order to make a clear diagnosis and give targeted treatment.