The nostrils are commonly colonized with staph bacteria, which can cause recurrent infections. Staph bacteria are often resistent to some antibiotics (methicillin-resistent staph aureus, or "MRSA"). Also, the rest of your skin can be similarly colonized.

You can treat staph colonization in your nose with a prescription antibiotic ointment called mupirocin (Bactroban). Apply it to the inside of your nostrils with a swab 3 times per day for a week.

At the same time, you can remove staph bacteria from the rest of your body by taking a bleach bath. Mix 1/2 cup (120ml) of bleach (such as Clorox) into 1/4 bathtub (about 13 gallons) of water. Soak in this solution once or twice per week to prevent recurrence of MRSA infections.

If your nose is dry, you can keep it moisturized with a saline nasal spray or gel.

I've had a MRSA infection in my nose and on my skin on and off for close to 2 YEARS now. I know from experience that certain strains of this stuff (namely the one currently inhabiting my nose) do not react to oral antibiotics very well at all. That said, I have yet to try the nasal swabbing (stupid doctors keep wanting to prescribe me ORAL antibiotics!?).

So, I would definitely try the nasal swabbing to kill the bacteria in the nose, but make sure that you get tested after the first course of antibiotics to make SURE the infection has cleared up completely. Afterward, it's just maintenance.

Personally, I have found some success in regular diluted bleach baths (2-3 times a week, 15 mins at a time), the occasional vinegar spray-down (anti-bacterial), tea-tree oil on infected hair follicles, frequent sheet changes, and never-ever-ever touching your nose OR behind your ears. Little known fact I just learned from my orthopedic surgeon (of all people?): staph likes to hang out behind your ears? Since I've started getting serious about this, the infections pop up less frequently and less severely.

I'm hoping diet change helps my natural immune system kick in so I can get rid of this nonsense for good.

It sounds to me like your inferior turbinates are swelling. It could be a case of sinusitus. There is a treatment for it that doesn't require drugs. Just a simple in office procedure.

I've been putting coconut oil on any part that's looking sketchy. Haven't gone wrong.....yet :)

How's your vitamin D level? Getting it up to sufficiency should help.

I've not had that issue but some other issues with minor cuts and re-occuring infection that caused me some concern but now healed. Go get some neosporen cream with pain relief and see if that helps.

Peroxide is also good with a Q-tip if its really infected, it will hurt but will draw the infection out....but use carefully and maybe slightly diluted so you don't damage the skin.

Unless its a really bad infection that has taken hold you shouldn't need antibiotics.

I am on my sixth day of antibiotics for a swollen nose that spread to swell my lower eyelid. 10 days of antibiotics and some prescription antibiotic eye ointment for 7 days. The nose pain was horrible, and the eyelid was itchy scary and huge. I wear sunglasses so people don't freak out, but putting a hot washcloth over the area for ten minutes every few hours before and after work helped a lot to loosen it up and let the swelling decrease and gross stuff get out. I think the moisture of the hot washcloth helps soften the dry skin too, which may have caused the original break in the skin. My eyelid is about 10% of what it used to be when fully swollen, and it looks like I will be off the antibiotics by Sunday. My son's nose just started swelling, so hopefully we can nip it in the bud before it spreads.

Hello every 1,Now i am a migraine patient for more then 20 years.Now the thing is this that i can,t lay down on the bed i have to sit on a chair to sleep.their is a blockage in side my right skulls.(Brain)now if i lay down it feel some terrible pressure pain and if i sit on a chair and try to sleep then its OK.Mean while i am taking the medicine like hedex extra and migral in 1 time.After 10 min the pain become alright but in the morning it start again and again. I had to take 5 to 8 dosages between 5 to 9 hours period.If i get a flu any flu then what ever the blockage is inside my nose and brain it will come out time to time and once my brain is empty i,ll become perfectly person but still i had to take medicine if i feel attack.I am a smoker also but it does not effect me but it effect my brain,i can,t pick any heavy things.can,t drink any fussy drinks no chocolates,butter,cheese,no banana,mangoes and different kind of a fruits and vegetables.Still i am in pain.