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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HurricaneLiz@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 06:42 next collapse

Metallic and milky 🤮

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca on 12 Feb 2026 13:41 collapse

That’s sinusitis.

[deleted] on 12 Feb 2026 23:14 collapse
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YetAnotherNerd@sopuli.xyz on 12 Feb 2026 06:44 next collapse

Boogers. It’s when you realize you can smell boogers.

Shadow@lemmy.ca on 12 Feb 2026 06:44 next collapse

I don’t smell anything after I sneeze… You should probably check with a doctor to make sure you don’t have an infection.

BigBolillo@mgtowlemmy.org on 12 Feb 2026 07:10 next collapse

Boogats is a word I just made for describing it.

droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 07:14 next collapse

Citrus

cecilkorik@lemmy.ca on 12 Feb 2026 07:50 next collapse

All-dressed.

radiouser@crazypeople.online on 12 Feb 2026 09:02 next collapse

death

timsjel@piefed.world on 12 Feb 2026 09:16 next collapse

What?

NachBarcelona@piefed.social on 12 Feb 2026 11:44 next collapse

Blood and brain.

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 11:59 next collapse

I can’t describe it, but I know EXACTLY what you mean.

tonyn@lemmy.ml on 12 Feb 2026 12:10 next collapse

How often do you brush your teeth? Maybe the sneeze is drawing in mouth-air?

jh29a@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Feb 2026 13:06 next collapse

gasoline, but less colorful

MehBlah@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 14:34 next collapse

I always wonder if things always smell this way and the sneeze just removed what was covering it up from my nose.

jerkface@lemmy.ca on 12 Feb 2026 14:55 next collapse

If it smells like decomposing calcium, you have tooth decay and should see a dentist. Most sneezes don’t smell.

ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org on 12 Feb 2026 15:23 next collapse

Honey?

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 12 Feb 2026 15:46 next collapse

Tonsil stones?

AstroLightz@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 16:18 next collapse

You guys have a smell after you sneeze? I just feel pain throughout my body after them sometimes.

SlothMama@lemmy.world on 12 Feb 2026 16:32 next collapse

This is so fascinating because yeah, a sneeze isn’t supposed to smell, this is entirely unrelatable to me.

dbtng@eviltoast.org on 12 Feb 2026 17:04 next collapse

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.

Toes@ani.social on 12 Feb 2026 17:17 next collapse

Get that checked out.

Only time I have a post sneeze smell is when I have a nosebleed about to start.

xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works on 12 Feb 2026 22:53 next collapse

Smells like antibiotics

Because I’m currently taking antibiotics

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2026 01:15 next collapse

it’s like degaussing your cranium.

Lasherz12@lemmy.world on 13 Feb 2026 11:26 next collapse

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.

r0ertel@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 2026 15:11 collapse

It’s the smell of daemons leaving your body.

God bless you.