How would you describe that post sneeze smell?
from RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 06:34
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from RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 06:34
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Metallic and milky 🤮
That’s sinusitis.
Boogers. It’s when you realize you can smell boogers.
I don’t smell anything after I sneeze… You should probably check with a doctor to make sure you don’t have an infection.
Boogats is a word I just made for describing it.
Citrus
All-dressed.
death
What?
Blood and brain.
I can’t describe it, but I know EXACTLY what you mean.
How often do you brush your teeth? Maybe the sneeze is drawing in mouth-air?
gasoline, but less colorful
I always wonder if things always smell this way and the sneeze just removed what was covering it up from my nose.
If it smells like decomposing calcium, you have tooth decay and should see a dentist. Most sneezes don’t smell.
Honey?
Tonsil stones?
You guys have a smell after you sneeze? I just feel pain throughout my body after them sometimes.
This is so fascinating because yeah, a sneeze isn’t supposed to smell, this is entirely unrelatable to me.
You either have tonsil stones or a chronic sinus issues. Talk to an actual doctor.
Edit: But in answer to your question … the smell is bacteria that your sneeze has stirred up.
Tonsil stones are basically piles of bacteria. Chronic sinus infections are more bacteria. Those are the two most likely sources.
Get that checked out.
Only time I have a post sneeze smell is when I have a nosebleed about to start.
Smells like antibiotics
Because I’m currently taking antibiotics
it’s like degaussing your cranium.
I only get it when I’m sick or about to be. Usually a sign of a sinus infection. Seems like mucus that hasn’t fully engulfed the source of infection still carries enough out to have a smell.
It’s the smell of daemons leaving your body.
God bless you.