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When I sneeze out my mucus from nose, for past couple of weeks, along with the normal mucus, they are chunks of unknown matter and when I smell it, it smells like rotten things found in drainage. Is it anything to worry about?
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Hi. It needs in person examination and detailed history. 
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Avoid exposure to fumes of incents and smoke.
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use saline nasal drops
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