Is this ENS? I feel very uncomfortable right now
Hello, I have had FESS and lower turbinate reduction about 7 years ago. Immediately after the operation i felt like i could draw too much air through my left nostril. Now, a few years later i have zero airflow sensation in my left nostril. I don't feel any suffocation or anything, as i know that i am breathing, but my left nostril is numb. Also I cannot smell that well. Last week I had a cold and my nose was swollen and it was the best I could smell in years.
Otherwise I can only smell "sharp" smells, like chemicals, perfume, etc.
I have been to several ENTs and they say that the operation was done okay but that my nose is extremely dry. It bothers me a lot and after reading so much about ENS, I feel like I am obsessing and going crazy over this. I also have some fatigue which I don't know if it is stress related or if there is a connection between breathing "too much". (My breathing frequency seems to be okay).