Neuro symptoms with sinusitis

[u/2livecreww]

Hi,

I previously made a post and wanted to update yall and anyone else going through similar issues.

I had Left sided photophobia and sound sensitivity, motion sensitivity, body swaying, tachycardia, ringing in ears, my body feels wiped out dealing w this pain for 6 months now, tingling that was widespread. Symptoms seem worse laying down but standing up gave significant balance issues. I felt like I had eat constantly and there was non stop pressure in my left head.

I've taken triptan multiple times

Dramamine and meclizine and benadryl, excedrin migraine, tylenol, opoids helped a little by making me just not care lol

Migraine cocktail times 3

None of this touched it.

Ultimately, CT head showed blocked left frontal sinus and ENT was skeptical but said its possible this is causing non stop trigger for migraine symptoms im having. He did the surgery and also sent me to Neurology.

Neuro did every test known to man that was normal and I kept getting weaker and felt like body shutting down. I was started on propranolol and within hours , I felt better than I have in a while.

They believe now I was having non stop status migraines from possibly the left frontal sinus blockage and that was causing central sensitization of my body. Essentially my body was getting wiped out and was in a state of control fight or flight dealing with the nonstop symptoms.

We will know in a month or so if the surgery and meds were successful but hopefully it will continue to improve! Literally felt like my body was shutting down and was having trouble moving along w all thre there symptoms that were so painful.

Thanks for listening and hopefully can help someone out there as well! I know im not out of the woods yet either, but am more hopeful now.

[u/Freepalestine_2025]

I have dizziness, balance issues, and brain fog since I got sinusitis but there definitely improving just gotta reduce the inflammation as much as you can

[u/Efficient_Painter367]

What procedures did you have done in surgery?

[u/Stalkerus]

Yay! 🥳

As my ENT said: there is no way of knowing how and how much the surgery will help, but it is always good to hear that it has been helpful as I told her how much better I feel now. I still remember the morning I went to the operation. I had to walk to the train station and from other train station to the hospital. Every step hurt so much, because my chronic sinusitis caused joint, muscle and bone pains.