In mid November I developed a cold. I noticed one side of my nose got really cold when I took a breath. I googled and this led me to read something about empty nose syndrome. Since I have had turbinate reduction surgery, I became nervous. I then traveled on a plane and after my nose became severely dry. This triggered panic in me. My nose was completely dry unless I cried. I have gone to 3 different ENTs. All have said hey don’t know what is going on, but I don’t have ENS (empty nose syndrome). My panic has grown. I’ve become obsessive about the feelings in my nose. I have to take Xanax to sleep and keep using saline and nasal oil. My therapist thinks it’s anxiety related, and started me on Zoloft. I have never heard of this as a symptom. Could it be anxiety?
Hi Amy have you had any improvement with Zoloft? I have extremely dry nose and sinuses cracking ears etc. GP claims the same- anxiety.