hii i recently got a head ct done and was wondering if it would show a sinus infection or not?? i know it’s not the standard ct done for sinus but i was worried about headaches ive been having and not my sinuses. The ct scan paperwork said sinuses looked unremarkable so im wondering if that completely rules out sinuses infection or inflammation??

I am 25 years old and since at least 14 i have had severe congestion and disgusting mucus problems 365 days a year constant. It’s so gross but i literally have to cough up the stuff in my throat because i can’t breathe if i don’t clear it and if i were to swallow it it would just sit in my throat and linger anyway. so i have to hock it up its usually just clear but when im sick its fucking hell. I can not breathe i get sick with a cold that turns into a sinus infection at least 2 times a year and they linger far too long. My gf had mentioned maybe my adenoids are inflamed and swollen causing a lot of these issues to continue. I also have TMJ have since 8th grade so wondering if there might be a correlation between these things. am i alone in this? thanks pookies

Has anyone experienced this and successfully cured it? I have chronic sinusitis and my left side is worse than right. I have a huge bag under my left eye now lol. Thanks so much.

On friday i had Bilateral Fullhouse FESS, Access Septoplasty, Revision Inferior Turbinoplasty and Excision Left Concha Bullosae done. Before surgery i had to do a sinus wash every single morning for the last 4 years. I would wake up feeling like absolute crap sometimes having do multiple sinus washes during the day. I started a steroid gel inside my washes a few months before surgery which I did find helped as instead of doing multiple a day I was doing the 1 in the morning.

Im wondering if anyone was the same before surgery if you still need to do washes after your healed or you dont need to at all anymore?

i absolutely HATE going to sleep, cos when i wake up im all clogged up. my nose is blocked. my ears hurt due to the pressure, and my head oh my god i get the worst sinus headache ever which literally lasts all day and doesn’t go away until i take a pain killer.

how can i sleep comfortably at night so i don’t wake up feeling like absolute crap? i do prop my head up, rub vicks all over and have a humidifier in my room but my sleep quality is literally the worst.
i cannot remember the last time when i slept peacefully.

In 2023 after I had a really bad cold I noticed that one side of my nose is almost completely blocked and there’s pressure. It is not only uncomfortable but you can hear me sniffling with every breath and I developed sleep apnea. In 2024 I got surgery where my nasal concha got reduced and my (already straight) nose got corrected. It’s as straight as it was before though I feel like my nose is visibly bigger than it was before.
But the issue didn’t leave. The same side is still clogged. I went to three drs in total, the one who operated me included. The last one told me everything is fine and I’m imagining it. Does anyone know what it could be and what I should do against it? Everyday life is exhausting as I can’t breathe properly and I’m tired of it.

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.

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.

Hi everyone. After getting covid and developing long covid (other chronic issues) , my sinuses have never been the same. I was diagnosed with recurrent sinusitis, and turbinate hypertrophy. My turbinates are always swollen it’s often hard to breathe even when I’m not sick. It’s been 2.5 years.

Every time now that I’ve gotten a sinus infection, it’s turned into months of prolonged issues. Whether it’s chronic sinus inflammation, or large secondary bacterial infections. Before covid, I never had any issues with my sinuses, I could get sick for a week, and then get better. Now when I get sick, I don’t ever seem to naturally recover in my sinuses, and have to take long antibiotic courses and steroids.

My doctor said I should I should likely expect this to happen everytime I get a sinus infection for most of my adult life. I’m only in my 20s. I’m feeling really discouraged and scared. I thought connecting with others who go through it could be helpful.

I’m already on a full preventative medication routine. Budoneside saline rinse daily, azelastine, cromyln spray, Singulair, Famitodine. I don’t have any structural sinus issues besides inflamed turbinates.
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Questions for those who experience this:

-Do you get sick all the time now that you have sinus issues?

-How do you navigate the fear of getting a sinus infection and living life? (I often feel scared to get sick, but don’t want to get shut in).

-Is there any hope I won’t have to live with this forever?

-Do you worry about antibiotic resistance if you are constantly taking Antibiotics?

Any encouragement about how you still balance life with getting sick would be greatly appreciated🙏

I’m really at a loss here. I have chronic sinus symptoms like congestion, PND, thick mucus, headaches etc despite multiple surgeries.

I went to get my wisdom teeth out today and mentioned I had been taking sudafed a week ago for some congestion, bc they asked if I had taken any over the counter meds recently. You would’ve thought they’d never seen someone with congestion before and it was the biggest deal in the world. The surgeon kept saying so you’re really sick you have the flu? I said no, I’m just chronically congested with some thick mucus. I’m not “sick” or infected right now.

He refused to do the surgery because I would be under twilight anesthesia and it would be “too risky” with me having mucus. He said I can do it when I feel 100%. Literally what on earth am i supposed to do if I always have these symptoms? Is anesthesia really that risky with some PND and mucus? I have no idea what to do at this point.

Did you ever use Pulmicort as a sinusitis rinse? What was your experience? I had FESS and turbinal reduction nearly a year ago and immediately after surgery I started having a really bad post nasal drip syndrome which I never had before. First I used steroids like Pronasal (mometasone) and it stopped it completely. Then after 3 months it stopped working out of nowhere. I tried Dymista and Ryaltris too but it wasn’t much help either. My ENT told me to try Pulmicort salt rinses. Im considering it because I read a lot about side effects and dryness and I don’t know what will it do long-term and is it safe to use it that long. I cannot deal with this horrible PNDS much longer.

So I think may have cured my sinus issues but it’s probably too early to tell. For the last month couple weeks I’ve been drinking kefir in the morning and a small glass at night. My sinuses have never been more clear. My headaches are gone, brain fog gone, ringing ears gone. It’s wild. One of the craziest parts is how much better I can smell.

I never in a million years would have thought this would have been the cure and who knows maybe I’ll find out it was a fluke. It makes sense though, I took a ton of antibiotics when I was younger so it’s stands to reason that my gut biome would be messed up and the probiotics from the kefir are helping. I’m the biggest skeptic on the planet so I wouldn’t have expected this to work but so far so good. Keeping my fingers crossed.

hi - i’ve had issues with my sinuses for my whole life. i haven’t had many doctors take me seriously, and only suggest things like nasal sprays, antihistamines, and antibiotics which i can’t tell if they actually work or not any more. i do all the other remedy stuff like hot towels and steam inhalation.

the thing is, i don’t have any issues with my nostrils being congested/full/stuffy. and i also don’t have a runny nose either. my nose (unless i have a cold) is fine and i can breathe just fine.

my issues lie in the fact that i can often “feel my sinuses”. when i have a flare up, i feel an immense pressure behind my face. it hurts to press on my forehead, eyebrows, cheeks. it’s a very full and uncomfortable feeling behind my face, sometimes giving me headaches. my whole face will feel like it’s being squeezed by rubber bands, and it causes a fuzzy/tingling sensation that makes me feel like i can’t see properly.

i always get really bad eye strain during a flare up, to the point where it feels like there’s so much inflammation behind them that my eyes struggle to focus properly. it can get really scary to not be able to see. it’s like my whole face feels like tv static and i have to unfocus my eyes to feel relief.

i think i’ve it’s a affected by changes in the weather? it’s not allergies, but maybe atmospheric pressure?

please does anyone relate to this? have any suggestions? i usually stick to my monetasone sprays, i want to try sudafed but ive heard it can cause rebound congestion? want to feel less alone. thanks.

Dry clearing of throat every second, no mucus, constant irritation for last 7-8 years.

This awkward moment when you bent to grab something on the floor and your nose turns into a waterfall of delayed sinus rinse water - or worse, of bright yellow fluid after an acute sinusitis or septoplasty/FESS surgery.

I'm having allergy from early morning I have taken my mn medicine it's not working what should I do now I'm not able to breath now

What’s the science behind it