The following response was received from DAN concerning your situation:
"Most likely this dripping was coming our of this lady’s sinus cavities. The paranasal sinuses are a complex of 4 groups of interconnected sinuses. And some of them might have a considerable volume, being the maxillary sinus the more voluminous by far. Other sinuses are more irregular in shapes and sizes and are sometimes formed not by a single cavity but by a small number of small interconnected cavities (e.g. ethmoidal or sphenoidal sinuses). All in all, they might be able to pool a substantial amount of fluids. Now whether this young lady’s drip was sea water or a waterish secretion, that we certainly won’t know. Keep in mind that this waterish secretion might be indistinguishable from sea water, since its salinity might just be about the same, and its viscosity will depend on the amount of mucus. Now in reality, most likely it was a combination of both. Being sea water irritative to the mucous membranes, hence secretion might have been highly stimulated.
Of course, this is just a mere interpretation, but might well be a reasonable explanation too."
Please let us know if we could be of any further help.
Matías Nochetto, MD
DAN Medic al Services Department
Latin America Medic al Coordinator
mnochetto [ at ] dan.duke.edu
(+1 919) 684 2948 x235
Toll Free +1 800 446 2671 x235
6 West Colony Place
Durham, NC. 27705 USA"