Too much cold air entering the nostrils

@learningstudent good for you for persisting in trying to find answers. This sounds like something you should take to a medical professional for further discussion and/or investigation. You mentioned in an earlier post about restricted access to health care because of COVID-19. Many facilities are opening up again. Necessary medical care should not be deferred. Mayo Clinic, for example, is taking appointments again. Where possible teleconsults are being used and face-to-face appointments where an in-person consult is required. Here's more info: https://www.mayoclinic.org/covid-19

I think my turbinates dysfunction. Just wonder what insurance they take cuz I live in Seattle wa.

@learningstudent- how long have your symptoms been going on?

1. Ask yourself, prior to this were/are you completely healthy? What were you going through when you started to be aware of this? Different weather, food, cold, anything new in your living environment?

2. Educate yourself on the anatomy of the nose and how it functions. The nasal mucosa is richly innervated with nerves. It is easy for turbinates and nasal mucosa to become very sensitive due to external, environmental causes. You may or may not have thinner mucosa than someone else, which IS NORMAL. The mucosa can respond to food, hormones, emotions, and stress.
Nasal inflammation and inflammation in the body of what you see a Rheumatologist for, are not one in the same.

3. Do not start reading/googling about dysfunction or you will start convincing yourself you have a problem, which will then cause you to focus on it, especially when it is your breathing area. Everyone will experience irritated turbinates at some point in their lives. It is common.

4. Keep in mind, if you go to an ENT, they are surgeons. Most (not all) will be looking at you through their own narrow lens of what or how they can cut something out.
Everything in the body is connected. ENTs have little information outside of the anatomy they work on, on just how much that part of anatomy is affected by so many other things that could be a simple solve.

5. Natural Path/Functional Medicine doctors know a lot about the nasal passages and cavity. They are not covered by insurance but they will help you in a different way than a surgeon would know how.

6. - Best advice I could give, because I know first hand with how important the nose function is, is to not start telling yourself you have something wrong with you before you have an appt. Your energy will go to that spot and bring hyper focus to it.
Look at your internal environment; nutrition, sleep, hydration, exercise.
Look at your external environment; temperature, allergens, anything new in the home.

The docs just do not take the patients seriously and they do not investigate and study the case and the answer I receive is I do not know and offer some common and stupid advice or simply could not diagnose or help at all. Even the med or things they told me did not work.

@learningstudent -try a naturopathic doctor. They know a lot about what can help mucous membranes. ENTs will only want to cut things out. Other than that, they don’t want you to waste their time. Many external factors can cause the dryness in nose, so there is nothing a doctor, especially a surgeon or a pill can do for you when it comes to external irritants. You could also try allergy testing.

Hello, I have suffered from many of the symptoms you've noted during the last few years. As I age the symptoms have become worse. I have gone thru the x-rays, scans, and met with an ENT at Mayo. I have a bloody nose daily in the winter, and this year I've had it all month (June) to my surprise. It usually goes away by this time of the year. Now my symptoms have changed a bit. Not only is the air cold in my nose, my front upper teeth feel like I have an ice bag on them. So strange. I suffer from a level 4 out of 5 severity when it comes to a deviated septum. I have tried the lotions, creams, pills, and sprays, nothing seems to works well. The ENT said she could do the lengthy surgery to try and help me but only gave me a 57% chance that it would help. I have not had the surgery. A mask and petroleum jelly applied to my nostrils at night allow me to sleep for now.

How do I find this kind of doctor?

@learningstudent -search your local area for natural path doctors and call to see if they specialize in nasal/sinus issues. Also look to Ayurvedic as they have special practices as well.
-Also, you will be told this is psychosomatic. Don’t let that term scare you. It just means mind/body. Typically what happens in this situation is for whatever reason, life stressors, lack of sleep, diet or lack of social outlet/community, your mind/body has drawn more awareness to a weak link in your body.
So this is something you’ve probably had that was minor, which gets worse with environmental changes (hot/cold) etc...your mind has drawn more attention to it and will keep doing so until you can shift or calm your nerves in a sense. It doesn’t mean it’s not real. Your mind has just increased the sensitivity by drawing more attention to it. You have the power to control this. Through increasing nasal moisture, through vitamins/minerals. Drinking enough fluids, lowering stress levels. Going at it the natural way. There is nothing an ENT can do for sensory related issues. The only thing they will do is prescribe medications, which do not relieve dryness. And or tell you, you have some abnormalities causing this and will want to cut out vital parts of your nose.
Educate yourself on the nasal cavity and how sensitive it is to stress, diet and environmental factors. It’s pretty fascinating how many nerves play a role. And you can put the control back in yourself to feel normal again. Go the natural route.

@bwilliams61 -as we get older our mucous membranes naturally dry out a little bit. So please remind yourself that, to keep yourself calm and know that there are things you can do. When it comes to dryness, studies have shown that structures in our nose aren’t necessarily the cause, such as the shape like a deviated septum. So don’t put too much on that. ENTs/surgery can not help with moisture. But you yourself can. You have the control and power to help with this. Keep a humidifier in your room, especially the winter months. Work with a functional/natural path doctor as they can address any vitamin/nutrients you can improve upon. The same mucous membrane that lines the nose, is the same that lines the gut. It’s all connected. Studies have shown that a lack of Vitamin C can cause more nosebleeds and cracking. Things like this you can help with. Increase all fresh/whole foods in your diet especially those essential for skin, such as Omega 3’s. Stay very hydrated. The first way to overcome this is to educate yourself on the way nerves/stress play a role in the nasal cavity. Practice stress reliving techniques and good self care. It’s ALL connected. No Western Medical doc will tell you that. You have to control over your mind & body. I hope this helps you a little bit.

I have this issue where my nose is so open and to the point it hurts my heart or ling when I breath heavy in thru my nose so much cold air maybe my chest is too open so what I did for temporary relief is plug my nose with some tissue no to the point I can’t breath but just enough to where in an still breath in n out my nose just not that much it stops too much air from comin in and just a nice amount plus bum Vaseline on my chest and nose. I’m a chronic weed smokier I actually stopped for 9 days last month but I started back sun recently so I could have smokers Lungs but I am only 24 and should not be having these health issues so I really hope I feel better soon. Possibly too much dry air in my home I need a humidifier I’m going to get one tmrw .