Help with spot inside nose!

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Has anyone had one of these painful spots inside the nose? It’s high up so I can’t see it but assume it’s either a spot or a boil - either way, really painful! It hurts to touch the skin from the outside and it’s a bit swollen.

It also hurts when I’m not touching it - it’s throbbing away.

I’m guessing it’ll disappear on its own in a couple more days but I’m also aware it’s in the danger zone (close to brain).

Any advice or suggestions? I’ve taken paracetamol a few times.

Well I wouldn't worry about danger zones or anything like that! I sometimes get them and I put sudocrem on a cotton bud and rub it around up there. I also spend a fair amount of time pressing on the outside to try and pop it 😂

some people advise steam inhalation like when you have a cold but I don't bother with that.

take ibuprofen instead of paracetamol if you can it's better for inflammation

@PinkMagnoliaTree thank you!

I hadn’t thought about trying to pop it, it hurts so much already 🤣
Have you ever successfully popped it that way?

Thanks for ibuprofen suggestion - sadly it irritates my stomach too much, I get what you mean about helping the inflammation.

I had tried putting some antiseptic cream up there but Sudocrem sounds a good shout 😊

Maybe I’ll get a hot cloth tonight and try and press hard 😬

I don’t think a spot in your nose is going to cause problems for your brain!

Painkillers if it’s bad are a good call though.

Yes I've had that, it's horrible. Once high up like you describe, and one just inside my nostril at the tip of my nose, I don't know which was worse 😩 My brain was fine. My mood, not so much.

I hope it disappears quickly for you.

Mumsnet is obsessed with THE DANGER ZONE 😂

I would dip a cotton bud in hot water and twirl it around or steam inhalation. Savlon on a cotton bud too.

Yeah but you need to be careful, your nostrils actually are the 🎵 Hiighwayy to the Danger Zone 🎵🧠

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Haha no I’m sure it’ll be fine, but if you google nose boils it warns you about the Zone of Danger 💀💀💀

My mum used to threaten me with that when I was a teen to stop me squeezing spots on my nose 🤣

Did it stop me? Not at all.

I will gingerly attempt to stick a bit of Sudocrem up there on a cotton bud.
But it’s a painful little bastard 🤣

@HuglessDouglass thanks for nose boil solidarity ✊

You might need some prescription ointment from the doctor if the spot persists. I've used two different ones and they're both good.

Dr Pimple Popper calls it

The Triangle Of Death.......

(caps for effect)

Oh god I had one the other day, I couldn't cope with it anymore so got the tweezers out. Holy shit, it fair brought tears to the eyes.

I get these occasionally - they are so painful but mine always resolve themselves. I’m not really sure what they are!

You need some Naseptin from the doctor I'm afraid

You need some naseptin ointment via your gp or an online pharmacy prescription. But worth trying a hot compress first .. you have my sympathy , those things are painful as hell!

Tweezers?! 😵

Tea tree oil on a cotton bud. It will make your eyes water! Always good for the start of a spot.

I get cold sores in my nose, it's not one of those is it, they feel a bit swollen and painful from outside

Don't put sudocreme up there

I was given an appointment next Wednesday 🤣
I’m hoping it’ll all be over by then so that’s not very helpful. Usually you get a same day appointment so I was assuming I’d be able to get some antibiotic cream today.

I’ve never had a cold sore so I assume it’s not that.

Ok - why not?

Was going to say the same. I always got a sore up my nose after a cold or some other viruses. I never though it was herpes until I inadvertently transferred it to my bum one time by using a tissue in Marks and Spencer's toilet as there was no loo roll! Thankfully it only happens in my nose now and hasn't recurred below !

See above post. I never thought I had herpes either until I went to see a doc about my bum