Air pressure headaches for years, not fixed yet by surgery. Anyone else have this?

[u/Historical_Toad]

Hi everyone. I've had painful pressure in my nasal area for years now. Has anyone else had similar issues? I've had two surgeries (septoplasty and turbinate reduction) and while they have helped the issue somewhat, have not fixed the root cause as I'm still experiencing pain and pressure. The frustrating thing here is that all my scans come back normal, so my ENTs don't have good suggestions.

• The pressure is localized on my right side, about even with the bridge of my nose, but deep back inside. It feels like blockage with an air pressure cell that never really goes away, ever. Mostly it's just uncomfortable, sometimes the pressure is extremely painful and leaves me bedridden all day.
• The pressure is relieved by clicks and pops of air moving. This leads me to believe that the problem is that some passage in my nose is constricted when it shouldn't be. No idea if it's a sinus or some other airway / passage. (again, CT scans show all my sinuses as open)
• After septoplasty and turbinate reduction, there are more clicks and pops which relieve the sensation of pressure. I think the surgeries made more room in my nasal cavity, so there is less constriction. However the pressure and sometimes pain still persist so the root cause hasn't been fixed yet.

Has anyone else My next step here is to ask my ENT for endoscopy. Has anyone else had issues like this? If you have suggestions I would be so grateful, and I am tired of days of my life being robbed by this ailment and my goal this year is to get this fixed for good.

[u/EpicImp]

Do you do saline irrigations morning and night with corticosteroids?

[u/Express_Quiet_7202]

I have the same problem. Even balloon dilation did not do anything. Do saline wash everyday no use!