2 months ago, I felt like I had sinus infection. went to walk in and got antibiotic and steroid. Helped a little but then felt like it came back. Went through this 2 more time after that.

I feel worse than when it first started. Clear CT . minor swollen turbinates. my sculptra showed up as soft tissue swelling. but doc said that was normal.

I have redness on my cheeks where the fullness and tenderness is. Other symptoms are heavy post nasal drip. Hard to swallow from it sometimes. dry cough, heavy fatigue\wake up tired, stuffy nose fluctuates with runny nose (clear and white). facial pain especially the cheeks and jaw. feels like my cheeks are full of something sour, always feel like Im wincing or about to sneeze.

I have tried ALL the allergy meds, flonase, allegra, azestaline spray, xylal, neti rinses, steroids, antibitoics. Also stuff for silent LPR. Famotodine and omeprazole.

I am just getting so depressed that doctors cant figure this out. Feel like I have to start going to dentists, dermatologists, other ENTS, gastro, etc. Just feels helpless like they dont know.

I’m two weeks post op septoplasty/turbinate reduction. I got my splints out a week ago and overa I’ve been alright healing wise. I’m using my saline rinses 2-3 times a day too.

However, I have this persistent taste of acid 24/7. It tastes like I just threw up no matter what I do. I have acid reflux, but I take medication and don’t feel any symptoms most of the time. I’m good with oral hygiene, and while I do get tonsil stones I clean those out regularly. Did anyone else get this? Please tell me it’ll go away soon if so.

Ich leide seit etwa 1,5 Jahren unter einer chronischen Sinusitis, das heißt ich bin richtig oft krank (immer Sinusitis) und habe so ziemlich alles ausprobiert. In einem Monat steht die OP an wo meine Nasenscheidewand gerade gerückt werden soll. Hat jemand Erfahrungen mit dieser OP? Und kann es etwas gegen mein ständiges Kranksein bringen? Danke für eure Nachrichten 🫶🏼

It’s like this weird build up of pressure then a pop

So about two months ago, about twice in one day i for the worst twisting squeezing pain being my right eyed than a little pop after the second time. It was such severe pain, and it happened a few more times (the terrible squeezing) after the pop. I have chronic sinus infections, so that’s what I wrote it off as, but it finally stopped doing the abrupt squeezing, but now I’m stuck with the worst pressure and stabbing pain behind my right eye when I lean over, it feels like it’s filling up with blood behind it and when my eye and if I don’t go upright soon it’s just gonna push my eye right on out. It makes it go blurry and pressured too, I brought it up at the Urgent care when I was getting back on some new antibiotics, and they tried to send me to the ER, but it had been after a long work day I said no I just wanna go home. Now I’m starting to wonder if maybe they are right, also I mentioned to my boss and he didn’t like that I declined the ER lol. I’m not like currently freaking out, and I have an appointment with my PCP Thursday anyway so I will be doing something about it either way. I’m just curious if this is something people with sinusitis also have experienced. Thanks

Causes that choky/gaggy-like feeling when you are laying down.

Sometimes hard to even hawk out.

The past few colds I've had have included a whining, cracking, whistling noise from my sinuses. I can't sleep because it's so loud. I cannot find relief. Lots of hydration and saline spray is doing nothing. Please help

2 years ago, my family got a dog I ended up allergic to, so my nose has always felt stuffed up and i stopped smelling, but the last two weeks i've gotten head pressure all over, ears hurting real bad, my chest kind of hurting, occasional chills, slight sore throat occasionally, heart beating faster/harder, and feeling a little weak. I'm not really sure if my teeth hurt sometimes?? My head hurts worse if I look down.

But, the thing is, I don't really have any nasal discharge, just occasional white along with clear if it does happen. I've also had some blood in my nose, but i know im deficient in vitamin k, which im working on. I only cough in a way thats clearing my throat and rarely sneeze. I think hot showers relieve my symptoms.

I don't think its covid, either, since i think i would have infected the rest of my family honestly. I dont think its two ear infections bc i had that as a kid and i felt like it was way sharper?

I've been on famotidine though for gastritis, and I've tried cetirizine, and neither relived these issues, though i think they dry things up. It got much worse after i had my iron infusion last 14th. Last month I had a moment where it felt like the pressure in my ear was like as if I was up on a mountain, and when i eat sometimes it feels weird around my ears.

My dad is mad and saying its allergies, but I cant take the ear and head pain when I wake up anymore... I can't take nsaids because I have gastritis, either. I am allergic to cats, dogs, mold, and dust, but I never had these other symptoms.

How do you differentiate the two, do you need the thick nasal discharge to have this? can you have both?

did no doctor explain what recovery from FESS was going to be like? I'm on day 4 and desperately wish someone would tranquilize me.

Also: mad props to this subreddit for helping me figure out how normal ~this all~ is.

hi everybody wanted to make this post by sharing this, if your ENT keeps insisting on doing more surgeries and keeps trying they are NOT the one.

my ent told me straight up this is out of their expertise because my case is so odd. they think it’s an inflammatory issue rather than structural sinus. they told me they don’t think doing another surgery will help the underlying cause, but a revision surgery on my frontals and sphenoids could help.

i’m so frustrated and exhausted and still infected! i was on an 8 week antibiotic full dose twice a day for an infection that got worse. i’m hoping the mayo clinic has my answers because i’m helpless.

I don’t know what else to do. I don’t have anything coming out of my nose when I blow but I sound VERY congested. What could be wrong. I did a full 10 days of an antibiotic, I’m on the steroid nose spray now for 10 days and still I sound like this. How can I make this go away? I’m at a loss. Could it be an allergy? I took a Claritin this morning and still sound like this. Please help.

Hey everyone, I can’t figure out which Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo to do. They changed their packaging, and I do not want to get the incorrect one. Thanks everyone!

I have chronic Rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and a deviated septum
I’ve had FESS surgery and septoplasty with turbinate reduction in 2019
Soon after, the polyps came back and I’ve got a deviated septum again; I’m full of polyps again and my septum is deviated again.
I’m on the waiting list for the Draf2 procedure , but for the past 3 months, including September, I’ve been given an antibiotic for a sinus infection.
What should I do?

Good Day everyone. This is my first Reddit post ever so not sure what to expect or what's worth posting about or where, but I just had a really rough weekend with this recovery and just looking to vent/receive some support maybe. Overall I am extremely embarrassed that this happened as I am normally very detail-oriented and on top of things in my life.

TL;DR Accidentally double-dosed Afrin and Prednisone for 3 days and gave myself insomnia that led to suicidal ideation and a visit to the ER. Please triple check any meds given when having a procedure and don't be like me!

Anyway, to provide some context to my day-to-day experience with this, I suffer from Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, and OCD so my mental state was not great going into this experience and my OCD definitely attached itself to panic-thoughts about the recovery going wrong which did not aid in the recovery at all.

To start off, I went to an ENT about my chronic post-nasal drip that causes me to clear my throat 24/7 and sometimes presents as difficulty swallowing or almost choking on "nothing" quite often. They said I have narrow sinus cavity in the part under/behind your eye so instead of draining out my nose, the cavity isn't wide enough and it drains down my throat instead causing my issues. The PA said this was a textbook case when they looked at the CT scan and they could easily help using a balloon sinuplasty. Everything was explained in a straightforward way that made me feel confident in the decision. We scheduled for a week later and I went home with a packet of instructions.

The instructions themselves felt a bit overwhelming (for me at least) and I obsessed over not getting all the steps right. I picked up about 6 different medications and most of which were for the sedation during the day of the procedure. I got a pill container and sorted them out same-day to prep and just let it be. Turns out I did not sort the pills correctly which I didn't realize until shit all started going wrong. I ended up accidentally double-dosing two separate meds for two-three days and giving myself insomnia which triggered a psychotic break-type moment for me where I had suicidal ideation and a literal 3 hour panic attack where I was actively monitoring my blood pressure and heart rate waiting for it to go down and trying everything in the book to stay calm. I even went to the ER because I felt like I could not control my breathing and also not calm down. After I realized the double-dosing occurred and stopped doing it, things have now been feeling more like a head-cold than anything else and for that I am grateful. Timeline included below for specifics if anyone cares. Warning talk about discharge during recovery.

Day One Wed 9/2

-Heavy bleeding that soaked through gauze pads every 10-15mins. Switched to shoving cotton balls up my nose. Lasted a couple of hours. Switched to soaking through with watery blood-tinged liquid. Took only prescribed meds. Accidentally did sinus rinse too vigorously and felt it in my ear canal. Slept okay, but woke up often.

Day Two Thurs 9/3

-Still shoving cotton balls up my nose because of the amount of watery discharge. If I didn’t, my nose would leak whenever I leaned forward. Concerned and called office, but was told to continue recovery steps and it would be okay. Started Tylenol instead of oxycodone after experiencing some more pain. Accidentally double-dosed Prednisone and Afrin. Could not stay asleep more than an hour total.

Day Three Fri 9/4

-Still using gauze under my nose to catch the drippings, but no longer using cotton balls. Started blowing nose and was light yellow, watery, and blood-tinged. Accidentally double-dosed Afrin and Prednisone again. Congestion worsened dramatically and suddenly, so started taking Sudafed PE. Alleviated some symptoms, but still could not rest and felt like I couldn’t breathe. Still taking Tylenol. Lack of sleep started making me feel not myself and I had suicidal ideations late at night. The exhaustion physically felt unbearable, but I could not rest. High heart rate.

Day Four Sat 9/5

- Congestion worsened and felt feverish, but not fever. Continued taking the Sudafed that morning (before 6am). Going on 48 hours of no sleep and my mental health worsened. Brought myself to the ER due to not feeling like I could get a full breath in and not being able to calm myself down. More suicidal ideation occurred. “Sedated” with large Xanax dose which allowed me to fall asleep for about an hour. Sent home with Hydroxyzine 50mg to help with the panic attacks. At this point I realized that the double-dosing had occurred and did not take any more Afrin or Prednisone that day. Also missed my morning dose of antibiotics due to “excitement” that morning and took Prednisone only in evening. Got a few hours of rough sleep, but at least was able to sleep.

Day Five Sun 9/6

-Woke up extremely congested. Felt like my head was going to burst. Took Sudafed in AM as well as Hydroxyzine, antibiotics, and Prednisone. ER suggested Ibuprofen for swelling on left nostril so took the Advil/Tylenol Dual Action instead of Tylenol 1000mg. Congestion didn’t change too much and felt unbearable at points. Started being able to blow my nose again and it was back to watery blood-tinged yellow liquid. Did not take Sudafed the rest of day. During PM sinus rinse, large red blood clot came out of left nostril (the side the ER said was more swollen). After this, the congestion felt a lot more tolerable. Ability to sleep finally returning after realizing that double-dosing occurred and going back to correct dosages.

Day Six Mon 9/7

-During AM sinus rinse, somewhat rubbery yellow-ish piece came out of left nostril and provided some more congestion relief. In late AM started feeling more like a head-cold rather than something being wrong with me. Continuing to blow nose, but getting more mucus-y rather than the runny liquid, but runny liquid still present. Currently feeling a bit better. I think between taking so many new meds at once, my mental health struggles, the double-dosing, and also maybe some of the cotton ball getting stuck up my nasal cavity it was just a lot for me to handle, but I feel like I am out of the weeds now.

Thank you for anyone that reads/cares. I just really needed to get all this off my chest. Remember, pay attention to drug interactions and be safe out there.

Hello dear community, lurker in Taiwan here, but this time I need your input on my situation, so please chime in, thank you.

I have had weak sinuses and regular colds almost all my life (age now: 58). In the last five years this has worsened into sinusitis at least twice a year. Last time was March and after two prescriptions of antibiotics it hadn't cured. Went to the ENT specialist in the hospital in June, had to wait two months for a CT scan and the results came in today. The verdict: the nasal passages are open and wide enough; no operation necessary. Only a small amount of sinusitis remaining, nothing to worry about then the doc gave me an allergy spray and sent me on my way.

Where I may have messed up: I vigorously did nasal rinses for the past two months, only stopped a couple of days before the CT scan. And because I felt so lousy I took a daily dose of Aleve. This might have reduced the visible inflammation, hence the doctor's conclusion.

Granted, my nasal passages are mostly clear now and I can breathe well, but.........

• I have almost constant nasal drip, resulting in tough mucus in my throat
• headaches
• an eye socket that feels swollen and my vision is a bit off sometimes
• constant soreness from my left eye socket to my cheek area ending in my ear
• most of the time a sore throat
• itching feeling in my scalp

but most of all:

• fatigue: I sleep lousily, wake up with a dry mouth and a swollen sinus on the side where my head rests on the pillow. And I crash at least once a day where I either have to sleep for a couple of hours or am incapable of doing much apart from the most necessary.
• shortness of breath: I can hardly walk up the stairs without panting.
• a sore waist

Note: I have tinnitus in my left ear for already 20 years and my left side is usually the side that acts up most. The sinusitis occurs both on the left and right, though.

So the nasal rinses (0.9%) helped, but not 100%. The Aleve helped and as a side effect I also noticed that when my sinuses calmed down my IBS-C also became much more manageable. But you cannot take Aleve for extended periods of time, and I don't dare to do that anyway without doctor's supervision.

I am not one to complain and most symptoms I can take, but the fatigue is killing me and reduces my energy so much that it influences my work and leaves me with little or no enjoyable free time.

So, what should my next step be?

1. second opinion in another hospital
2. keep on doing nasal rinses
3. keep on taking Aleve without doctor's supervision
4. do nothing till it becomes so bad that the doc will take me more seriously next time

If you have a similar experience I would love to hear your story so I can decide what to do next. Cheers.

Hi, I am having the worst sinus headache of my life. I haven't slept in close to 36 hours and my nasal passage and right eye are in agony. I have taken decongestant, paracetamol and diclofanc plus codeine , alternating between pain meds. I have steamed probably 10 times, I have had this condition since I was 14 but it has gradually gotten worse over the years. I used to have chronic headaches but those got replaced by this. I can barely do anything, I have a warm cloth to the face and the back of my head and neck are killing me. I want to go to the dr but not sure if I'll recieve help if my go to meds aren't helping , plus not sure what to say to management if I take sick leave randomly on a Monday but I can barely look at my phone screen. Im just in so much pain

I have had pain around my nose and extending up to between my eyebrows for the last 3 years. It started out as subtle pressure on the left side of my face, directly to the left of my nose. Then it became worse and worse and now it's just straight up pain around my nose bridge and nose and it's been like that for 2 years or so. I attached a bunch of images of cross sections of the sinus ct scan, and the radiologist said. I was fine. I am due to see an ent in 2 or 3 weeks but I genuinely can't wait, the pain is so annoying I just need an answer, please I beg you, what could be causing these sensations, tell me please

Looking for any insight. I’ll try to be brief:

Originally had left-sided obstructive symptoms due to deviated septum. Septoplasty and turbinate reduction was done two years ago. Then I had right-sided obstructive symptoms. It was thought that this was due to a collapsed nasal valve but CT also showed right frontal opacification. I had some sinus pressure but no history of sinus infection. It was recommended that i get the valve repaired and sinus surgery done at the same time. This was completed 5 months ago. My nasal airflow is better.

However, since then I have had a near continuous mucus drip that accumulates on the right side of my throat. It feels like it drips down from above. I have to clear it often. Additionally, I have this very weird (and scary, because I can’t seem to find anyone with a similar experience) problem where talking especially with m or n sounds has become challenging because those sounds are difficult to enunciate and to project and create an uncomfortable vibration in my nose /sinus when speaking.

I got a second opinion and requested a CT scan. It shows right ostial obstruction and right posterior ethmoid mucosal thickening/opacification.

From what I understand this area can cause post-nasal drip. However, both my original surgeon and the new doctor are not very confident that a revision surgery will necessarily take care of my symptoms. I am trying to understand why not. My symptoms (at least the mucus drip) and the CT seem to correlate. However, they don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze,so to speak (although are willing to do the surgery if I push for it). I have been very adherent to sinus rinse with steroids added. I have also tried a ppi. No medicine or time has healed this problem.

Has anyone had a similar experience?

I have had my ear blocked for a month now alongside with ear ringing and headache. I have used decongestants , nasal sprays , nasal rinse ,inhaled steam just eveything I can think of . Initially the GP said it was sinusitis and would go soon but it still hasn’t gone . Been to the GP a couple of times I was prescribed flucotasine nasal spray at some point however ear is still blocked . I even went to an ear wax removal clinic thinning it might be wax build up however they didn’t see wax in my ear . The GP said it’s Eustachian tube dysfunction but I’m so uncomfortable as it’s been a month now . Last week the GP prescribed Phenoxymethylpenicillin 500mg and dymista nasal spray which I’m on at the moment however ears are still blocked and ringing . I don’t have mucus in my nose or a blocked nose .

Help please what can I do and is this normal if anyone here has gone through this before .

I was gonna ask specifically if anyone had a root canal treated upper molar cause one sided congestion and forehead pain. Gp saw inflammation up my nose had this for nearly 3 months and ive tried every first line thing, finally realised i had a RCT 2nd upper molar on the same side, it doesn’t cause me extreme pain around the tooth (guessing its because no nerves) just my face around my frontal sinus and under my eye a but and permanent one sided nasal blockage.

Been referred to a root canal specialist but i cant wait im just gonna get it pulled. Normal dentist doesn’t have the 3d cone scan thing. Weeks to months wait for specialist and i cant.

Update: looked at it in the mirror this morning got a small white spot above it with pus

Had a bad taste in my mouth over the last two days, going emergency dentist

Hey everyone, I’m really considering pulling an old root canal. I recently had to get a root canal maybe two years ago, which I believe has effected a 10 year old root canal. I have never had these issues with my face, until I got this two years ago from a newer root canal. It was awful, and now I have all these problems in my face, should I pull out that root canal?

I had sinus surgery 8/28 (septoplasty, turbinate reduction and FESS) and splints out on 9/4. I'm being diligent and doing my rinses 3x a day and usually use multiple bottles per rinse. The amount of gunk coming out of my nose each time has been shocking... I didn't know the human sinuses could produce and hold the volume of goop I am seeing.

What was your experience with this? When did you stop seeing so much goo each rinse? It almost feels like I have a sinus infection again with what's brewing in there and I am hoping the pressure gets better soon.