Nasal connection

Hi everyone. I have a question that I’m hoping you can help with. I apologize it’s extremely gross but such is the human body.

When my headache clusters hit, I use some traditional treatments (capsaicin nasal spray) some random things that work for me (lumify eye drops), but there is one strange alternative I’ve noticed. My nostrils, on the side where the flare up is, have a very weird issue where there is almost excess tissue in there. It’s almost like the type of tissue that is on your frenulum or tongue tie. Very thin ridges that are blocking the nasal cavity that aren’t usually there. If I use a q tip to try and push it back and open the airway, a tonne of watery fluid comes out of my nose. And my headache doesn’t return until the next day.

Literally the only things I can think of is (a) turbinate issues that are triggering the headaches (but I can feel those and they feel different, more like cartilage) or (b)endometrial tissue growing in the nose (which is incredibly rare).

Do others experience this? Is there a name for it? I don’t even know how to explain it to a doctor if I could.

FWIW my pain is focused in the ocular notch, usually on one side, and my episodes usually last about two months. Usually they are in spring and fall but last year I also had one in summer.

Posted Mar 8, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC

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