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Why is my mucus always green?
It's been a year since I got nasal surgery for septum deviation, polyps and sinus.
Why is my mucus always green? I have completed several courses of antibiotics, and the mucus is still green. How do I get rid of this?
My lifestyle is mostly sedentary, always in front of laptop. Mildly obese.
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you will require check nasal endoscopy to confirm diagnosis.
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Dr. Vaibhav B Hapalia
Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist
4 yrs exp
Mumbai
You need to go for A Radiological examination -CT PNS and A clinical examination - Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy. plus your Mucus needs to be cultured and depending on culture reports we can start you on sensitive antibiotics.(as you are mentioning it to be green)
Next Steps
CT PNS
Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
CULTURE SENSITIVITY REPORTS FROM NASAL DISCHARGE
to Start reports based sensitive antibiotics
Regular Alkaline Nasal Washes
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The very purpose of sinus surgery is to facilitate ventilation and drainage of sinuses, So if you are concerned with excessive mucus being produced or drained pls don't worry- it's normal post sinus surgery. Pls do regular nasal washes, you will be good.
PS- Follow above advice as you are concerned with green mucus being produced, which Can Be because of infection. (*can be).
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Dr. Baisali Sarkar
ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist
11 yrs exp
Kolkata
May be you are again suffering from Sinusitis.
Plan CT scan of PNS
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Antibiotic
Antiallergic
Alkaline nasal douching
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