Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT) Questions

Iodine

I squirted iodine up one nostril, until it hit the back of my sinuses and came out of both nostrils, but the iodine came back out a blue/green colour.
Is this normal?

Iodine turns blue on contact with starch; do people normally have starch up their noses?

Male | 51 years old
Complaint duration: 1 day
Medications: iodine

1 Answer

First of all... why are you squirting iodine up your nose...? secondly... there may be starch byproducts in the nose. I don't know. I would refrain from doing that in the future. unnecessary.