Worried About Damage to Nose From Minor Cocaine Use... Posted: 04-19-07 06:47am
Last year I took cocaine on four
occasions. I used it carefully and
infrequently in small doses, and
altogether I have consumed between 0.5-1
gram at the most over a period of 10
months. I certainly was not addicted, and
I have suffered no nose bleeds, headaches,
or psychological problems as a result -
but I think I may have permanently damaged
the lining in my nose!
I was fine until the the last time I used
it in November '06, when I immediately
experienced a strong painful burning
sensation after using it. Ever since my
right nasal passage has felt larger when
breathing and air feels colder. For the
first 2 months I experienced chronic build
up of thick mucus in the effected nostril
(sometimes blocking air flow entirely).
Although this has subsided since February,
my nose is rarely clear and is always
slightly blocked.
Now, if I put my finger in my right
nostril I can feel the skin above my
septum has become inflamed and is larger
than in my left nostril. Sometimes my
septum feels very tight, almost a pulling
sensation. Superficially, I have also
noticed a slight wilting of my right
nostril (has become slightly smaller than
the left).
It does not help that I am exposed to a
number of occupational toxins at work
(vegetable/mineral based brake oils) which
do seem to irritate my nose more than they
used to...
To prevent worsening of these problems. I
have cut down on smoking (down to 4-6 a
week), and practice nasal irrigation once
a day with warm water/saline solution. Can
you recommend anything else, and advice
whether or not this problem is likely to
be serious/long term? I know a lot of
people that have used 50-100 times more
than I have, and seem ok. I am beginning
to think the last stuff I had was probably
caustic/cut bad....
Many thanks for your advice.
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Re: Worried About Damage to Nose From Minor Cocaine Use... Posted: 07-12-07 20:02pm
daws0n
wrote:
Last year I took cocaine on
four occasions. I used it carefully and
infrequently in small doses, and
altogether I have consumed between 0.5-1
gram at the most over a period of 10
months. I certainly was not addicted, and
I have suffered no nose bleeds, headaches,
or psychological problems as a result -
but I think I may have permanently damaged
the lining in my nose!
I was fine until the the last time I used
it in November '06, when I immediately
experienced a strong painful burning
sensation after using it. Ever since my
right nasal passage has felt larger when
breathing and air feels colder. For the
first 2 months I experienced chronic build
up of thick mucus in the effected nostril
(sometimes blocking air flow entirely).
Although this has subsided since February,
my nose is rarely clear and is always
slightly blocked.
Now, if I put my finger in my right
nostril I can feel the skin above my
septum has become inflamed and is larger
than in my left nostril. Sometimes my
septum feels very tight, almost a pulling
sensation. Superficially, I have also
noticed a slight wilting of my right
nostril (has become slightly smaller than
the left).
It does not help that I am exposed to a
number of occupational toxins at work
(vegetable/mineral based brake oils) which
do seem to irritate my nose more than they
used to...
To prevent worsening of these problems. I
have cut down on smoking (down to 4-6 a
week), and practice nasal irrigation once
a day with warm water/saline solution. Can
you recommend anything else, and advice
whether or not this problem is likely to
be serious/long term? I know a lot of
people that have used 50-100 times more
than I have, and seem ok. I am beginning
to think the last stuff I had was probably
caustic/cut bad....
