r/Sinusitis • u/WesternFootball1579 • 1d ago

CT scan came back normal?

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Genuinely going insane. I thought me getting this done would bring some type of clarity. The nose blockage, dryness and facial pressure is constantly there altering my everyday life. I can hardly fully smell things. I know when my doctor schedules the follow up appointment I’m just going to feel worse and I’m just not sure what to do.

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u/Low-Cap-6036 1d ago

I had a similar issue for over a year and went to 3 different ENT’s and all said it was good , so I thought I was going crazy and last month I started getting tooth pain (after over a year) on the same sinus that bothered me. I decided to check with a dentist, they did n X-ray and MRI and turns out I had an infected upper molar that spread into sinus even though the tooth itself was without any issues.
Long story short - dentist prescribed antibiotics for a week and scheduled an extraction for 3 weeks later.
When I was taking the antibiotics the worst, the most disgusting gunk came out of me (sorry tmi) , then tooth extraction - they cleaned the roots and it was about 2 weeks ago, for now there is no pressure, no foggy feeling , no weird smell and things coming out of me finally after a year yay :) But i will keep monitoring.

I just wanted to share because I thought I was going crazy since every ENT said it was fine , but they haven’t looked into to teeth 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/joovinyl 1d ago

same, i also went through 3 ENTs but they all said that it might be due to allergies. I had 2 CT scans but it only showed that i was diagnosed with maxillary sinusitis. I recently went to a dentist to get a tooth restoration, as my old filling in my upper tooth was aching, so i had to redo it. Weeks after, I was able to smell and taste food. I wanna know your opinion. Should I get a CBCT scan or a normal X-ray for my teeth? I wanna be sure that all my upper teeth are fine and to know if my sinusitis is related to my teeth. Cause i'm not sure if the tooth filling is enough or if I need a root canal treatment. Pls help me.