Does anybody have these symptoms?!

[anna317]

Hello:

Three months ago I was diagnosed (through CT scan) with "mild sinus infection" of maxilary sinus. I was on three rounds of antibiotics in September - October, my symptoms (pressure in my head, which moves around from temple areas to the nose, face and back to the temple; and postnasal dranage; and a little ocasional dissiness) subsided for a while, but never went away completely. I used Nasacort for a while (2 months), did not seem like helped much. A couple of days ago my "head pressure" and dranage came back like at Day1 of all my ordeal with sinuses. Coinsidentally I have been wearing angora scarf and sweater today. Seems like I am more congested in the throat today.

I really don't have any nose congestion, no watery eyes, ocasional sneeze maybe.

Could that all be allergy related? Has anybody experiences similar symptoms?
I haven't been tested for allergies, no have I been on any anti-allergy meds (except Nasacort).

CT scan of my brain came out normal. But this pressure and dissiness are driving me crazy, and scare me!

[chigs489]

oh yes, I've had these symptoms.

It's from swelling of the soft tissue in the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses.

The way to cambat this is three-fold

1) Irrigation using a machine, xyletol or kosher salt, and maybe 3ml of hydrogen peroxide if there is an active infection
2) Chlor-Tremiton 4 or 12 hour tablets
3) Nasal steroids (Rhinocort, Nasarel, etc.)

#1 is the most important, because it gets the cilia in the nose working to drain the gunk. It also clear allergens out of the sinuses. #2 works great for me -it's the best antihistamine. #3 works o.k. depending on the circumstance, but is not meant to be done long-term.

dizziness is a common problem with people with bad sinus issues.

[anna317]

Thank you "chiggins"!
What is irrigation? I keep hearing about it. Is simple flushing with saline considered "irrigation"? Do you have to have a machine? Seems like saline does help me a bit.

Thanks again.