... I don't have any easy answers, but you mention "dried mucus" several times in your post and that's a bit unusual. There shouldn't be that much hardened dried mucus in your nose (the mucus should be thin and clear). Dryness can be a real problem so I'd recommend that you focus on dealing with it by drinking lots of water, taking Mucinex (which helps thin out mucus), and... (9 replies)

... Now, the nostril I can actually breathe through right now is so dry that it hurts. It's kind of gross, but I have dried up blood up in that nostril. It's also bleeding a little bit. I suppose I get this from the dry weather and this has happened before, but it's so unpleasent! ... (6 replies)

... Two weeks after having a turbinoplasty my nasal passages have dried up. I have hard mucous that has been in my each nostrils for 3 days. My guess is that it is nasal crust? ... (1 replies)

... dbaum -- I've been thinking about this problem of the throat drying out during the night. This might be insane, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to use Aquaphor (a healing ointment originally developed for burn victims) or something like that to coat the back of the throat before going to bed at night. Several years ago, I started putting Aquaphor into my nostrils... (370 replies)