Deviated septum, sinus infection...anyone share similar story?

[typesh05]

SWIM has been using coke for the last 2 years. It became more of a habit within the last 6 months or so with SWIM using a little less than a G about once every 1-2 weeks, always while drinking. Not an obscene amount, but it adds up...

One morning SWIM had his normal stuffy nose the morning after using, but 2 months later it has still not gone away. SWIM finally saw an ENT doctor and was told he had a deviated septum. He did some research however and found that coke cannot cause a deviated septum, but it can cause holes...can anyone verify this?

SWIM also developed a sinus infection within the last 2 months. SWIM believes that he got this from doing too much blow on top of having a deviated septum (which the doc seemed to think he has had for a while).

Needless to say SWIM hasn't touched blow in over 3 months and doesn't plan on using for a long long time (if every again). SWIM feels that being able to breathe and smell well far outweighs a 20 minute rush.

Just curious to see if anyone else has any similar experiences or advice for recovery. SWIM was prescribed antibiotics for the congestion and sinus infection, and hopes SWIM will be able to breathe better once the infection is gone...

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[crabclaw]

Not sure if this helps any, but the info below is from the Cocaine Handbook, written by David Lee.


"The most common method of ingesting cocaine is by inhalation. This is accomplished by chopping or screening the cocaine in a fine powder and sniffing it into the nasal passage through a straw or from a very small spoon. "Snorting" is a very efficient means of introducing cocaine into the bloodstream because the inner nose membranes are lined with tiny blood vessels. Cocaine entering the nose will settle on the sticky walls of the mucous membranes where it will dissolve almost immediately. It can then be absorbed through the capillary wall, into the bloodstream and on to the brain.

The cocaine totally numbs the area, and the nasal membranes shrink as their blood supply diminishes. Since cocaine contricts the flow of blood in the vein (vasoconstrictor), the mucous membranes will demand the blood which has been withheld as soon as the drug wears off. The nose soon beomes congested, and sneezing and head cold symptoms are likely to follow. Any cocaine which remains undissolved in the nose can cause burns and sores which can eventually lead to degeneration of the membrane or eat through the cartilage itself. This may be prevented by periodically cleaning the nose with some type of nasal douche."

[snoutmartin]

Swim has been using blow for about 1 1/2 yrs in moderation..i.e about 1g
a week on average.
Swim was also careful to rinse his nose regularly to avoid excessive burning, but sometimes this was not possible being at site parties or other venues. Swim, at one site party had to stop using it as it was burning like hell and thats when he thinks he did some damage.
This was about 5 months ago but only just noticed a hole in his septum about 6-7mm diameter and about 2.5 cm (1") up his nose.
The thing that made him have a close look was when he noticed that when he held one nostril shut and inhaled through the other, he could feel cold air on the closed side.
Needless to say swim freaked a bit and has not touched the stuff since.
Was swim unlucky and got some unwashed blow with lots of HCI left in it
that time or was swim's usage not moderate ?
Has swim just got a more sensitive nose than others and will the hole ever mend?
Swim had no infections or bleeding or any other problems, and the hole he tells me, doesn't cause any problems either but he certainly doesn't want it to get any bigger.