{"id":656518,"date":"2013-05-07T15:09:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T19:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=228721"},"modified":"2013-05-07T15:09:41","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T19:09:41","slug":"nose-leaking-brain-fluid-not-snot-finds-arizona-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/656518","title":{"rendered":"Nose Leaking Brain Fluid, Not Snot, Finds Arizona Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allergies can be crippling, but usually some choice drugs and patience can get even the worst allergy sufferers through allergy season. Suffering a runny nose for over a year and a half, however, is another matter entirely. An Arizona man recently found that what he thought was allergies was actually brain fluid leaking from his nose.<\/p>\n

According to a Fox 10 report<\/a>, after suffering a leaking nose for 18 months, Joe Nagy was told by a doctor that the fluid coming from his nose was actually brain fluid. It turned out that Nagy had a hole in the membrane protecting his brain.<\/p>\n

Doctors told Fox 10 that such a condition can be easy to miss, since many people simply assume they have a constantly running nose. Many patients find out about the problem when the fluid becomes infected. Nagy himself developed a serious case of meningitis just before undergoing brain surgery to repair his leaking membrane.<\/p>\n

The surgery used cartilage from Nagy’s nose to repair the membrane. It was successful and Nagy stated he was surprised by how quickly the issue was repaired.<\/p>\n

“I was waiting for the dribble, you know?” said Nagy. “I was so used to it every day, I got a hanky, a cloth ready, a tissue. Nothing. And all of a sudden, it’s never come back.”<\/p>\n