Sinus/ear problems & anxiety

weez · 01-15-2003, 11:18 AM

I am currently on meds for anxiety but I guess it's not entirely working or something else is going on. In a nutshell, even though I no longer have the mild depression I still get anxiety on and off. This is my pattern of how it goes - I start to get (sorry to be gross!) phlegm in my throat, pain/burning in my right ear, pain around my eyes and/or on the right side of my head, sometimes diarrea/stomach problems. Later I start to feel lightheaded and dizzy. The sinus symtpms go away within a day or two along with the anxiety. I've had an MRI and a complete physical recently and doc said that I'm healthy. I forgot to tell her of the sinus type symptoms with relation to my anxiety. I had sinus surgery 5 years ago. What do you all think - seperate issues or just part of anxiety?

weez

01-15-2003, 07:11 PM

part of anxiety and made worse and worse by worrying about it.. i to suffer with my ears and sinuses due to this.. i had an mri eeg and a examination the other day.... i am now going private for an ent to check over again.. when i am in bed lay on my side the ear facing out feels as if some one is pouring water in it and i can here it and feel it.. and if i move onto the other side the same thing happens.. cus u had sinus sergery your anxiety is about that.. bet when you get checked by an ent and al is normal you will start to worry about something else.. mine is my heart now.. still my head but my heart aswell.. lol just a vicious cicle

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donna

angel444 · 01-15-2003, 07:47 PM

Do you ever feel like your swallowing over a lump in your throat behind tonsil and does your ears feel blocked and do they buzz like electricity?

weez · 01-15-2003, 08:26 PM

yes, my Angel ears feel plugged - like when you are going up in an airplane and a weird feeling in my ears - sometimes it does feel like electricity. I also get the lump in the throat feeling but I haven't had that for a few months.

littlesheep - if it's all cause of the anxiety, how do I get actual physical symptoms like the sinus drainage, runny nose, coughing up phlem etc. Can anxiety actually CAUSE sinusitis? The symptoms are definately not all in my head (no pun intended).

weez

angel444 · 01-16-2003, 01:22 AM

YES they are now studying the ears and anxiety for a link between the two
if my ears are bad my anxiety is worse
Do you notice a humming or ringing or an electrical feeling in your ears when you are nervous?
i do and i feel anxiety and ear troubles go along side by side
my nose and ears blocked my anxiety problems are so much worse