I smoked for six years and had my last cigarette three weeks ago. My sinus' have been very dry since about a week after I quit, and now they have started bleeding. I am also waking up with all kinds of mucus tinged with blood in my throat. I am not ill, so I'm thinking this has something to do with quitting smoking ... something to do with my mucus membranes repairing themselves? Anyone heard of this problem after quitting?
2007-02-07 03:43:25 · 4 answers · asked by Arabelle 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Try getting some saline spray from a pharmacy or wal-mart type store. It will help heal the dry nasal passages and the bleading. The mucus is mostly your body trying to help keep the nasal passages moist and also trying to rid your body of the nicotine. Good luck and congrats on quitting smoking.
2007-02-07 07:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by ok_jro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CONGRATS!!! My mom quit smoking about 10 years ago after 20+ years of smoking, and I recall the same sort of thing happening. I don't recall what the problem was. She has since started smoking again, much to my distress since my grandfather just passed from lung cancer after smoking his entire life.....You need to make an appointment with your doctor and get it checked out.
Cilia - tiny hair-like projections in the airway - normally sweep mucus out of the airways. But cigarettes paralyze these cilia, and they can no longer keep the airways clean. This can lead to inflammation. Mucus may be lightly streaked with blood if nose and airways are inflamed. To find the source of blood-streaked mucus, a health care provider will examine your nose, sinuses, and throat, which would include the upper part of your windpipe. Coughing up any significant amount of blood is always a serious medical condition and warrants immediate treatment.
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2007-02-07 03:54:19 · answer #2 · answered by starryeyednmo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to use vaseline in your nasal passages to help keep them lubricated. Also be sure you have enough moisture in your house/apartment and use a humidifier if you need too. If after using the vaseline a couple of times a day for a couple weeks things aren't better then see your doc to find out what is going on. This is most likely related to the dry air and not smoking.
2007-02-07 03:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go see a good nose ear and throat doctor and get some spray to moisten your nasal passages that wil ldry in the winter and bleed if your blood pressure gets too high. You may be experienceing withdrawal.
2007-02-07 03:47:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You need to see a doctor.
2007-02-07 03:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋