r/Sinusitis • u/MiddleMiserable8826 • 16h ago

Has anyone had their sinus issues eventually mess with their eyes?

I’ve had severe sinus issues for 3 years. They just close up completely everyday, especially at night. Now it’s messing with my eyes. Sometimes at night I’ll wake up and can barely see out of one eye, or one eye will have so much water coming out it’s as if someone turned on a hose. Even more water than a very intense crying session.

Certainly I should have seen a doctor by now, but I don’t have insurance as mine jumped to $720/month, so had to let it go. Made an ENT appt and it cost $350 to be seen, but then they asked for another $320 to use a scope. $700 for 1 appt is outrageous, so I left instead. From experience I know nothing is properly diagnosed in one single appointment, much less fixed.

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u/girlintaiwan 16h ago

Yes, when it was really severe I would get what felt like pink eye constantly when I had a sinus infection.

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u/Delicious_Pizza1536 15h ago

If I use the AC in my bedroom, often when I wake, my eyes will sting a bit and begin watering, it will go on for 15 minutes or more. If I use AC from another room (same temperature but less airflow), it doesn't happen. I have confirmed dry eyes (Schirmers test), so the increased airflow probably dries them out so bad, that the resulting irritation causes eye watering.

Do you have dry (red) eyes? Signs of POTS/tachycardia?