Sinus pressure, irritated/swollen/puffy eyes, fatigue, irritability, DEPRESSION!

I have severe puffiness around the eyes. The tissue is so swollen, it is coming out of my orbits and pushing my eyes and tissue away from my face. I have had chronic sinus problems with 2 polyp surgeries over the last 2 years and do the nasal rinses. Prednisone has been prescribed by my infection disease doctor and my ENT. I finally went to an Opthamolagist who said it might be hyperthyroidism. I am so tired of dealing with this. I am single and I look like the elephant woman!! lol. Help! I have done the blood work but they didn't call me with the results yet. OMG. Is there anyone who knows what they are doing out there as a physician?

 

 

Hey Shannon, My opthamologist said it might be hyperthyroidism. see if you have those symptoms. I have done the blood work and waiting on the results. T3 T4 TSI and TSH should be done along with a CT scan. See if they find anything. Good luck.

l feel the same since xmas, l tried many different nasal sprays and 1000ml vitamin C, daily. l have a box of antibiotic prescribed by GP but l haven't started it. l don't know if l should, l feel sorry for both of us let me know if you feel better soon. l wish you well.
dany

OK. Been working on this problem for two years now. I am a nurse at a hospital so I have plenty of docs to ask and see. I am going through EXACTLY what you are MO. I started by getting 2 sinus surgeries through my ENT. Severe paranasal sinus disease was the diagnosis. This you usually have to live with the rest of your life he says. You can manage symptoms by using nasal rinse everyday, getting the surgeries and taking prednisone when it gets really bad. Didn't like that answer. Went to Infectious Disease doc. She said it was a reaction to Sulfa medication I was on that can occurr up to 6-8 wks after you stop taking. Ruled that out obviously. Went to Allergist. Wasn't allergic to anything he tested me for but they don't test for everything unless you ask for specifics. Give them as much info about your surroundings that you can . Went to Pulmonologist who said the inflamation WAS probably from the sinus disease. no other suggestions. The Neurologist finally had me get an MRI/MRA of the brain. Showed the sinus disease and small anuerysm. Going back to ENT for further evaluation. Then, I have decided to go to an Endocrinologist to check for auto-immune diseases since my THYROID levels were normal (have that checked.) Hope that cuts down on people you have to see since i have seen EVERY doc that i can think of.

helpless in ohio

Hey Peoples

Matty I 've been suffering on and off for around 10-12 years, since around the age of 15, put up with it for years, with no help,
started using hard drugs  as away to escape and to eliviate this new entity that now lives inside breeding away fermenting, ecstacy,meth, what ever pills I could get a hold of, than purchasing oxycontone or similar morphine pills,  that felt great no sinus pain.

I don't abuse like this anymore, but Quacks should prescribe some sort of anti-anxiety medication for people with such horrible day to day symptoms, to allieviate the stress, of chronic sinus related symptoms.

Only gotten worse over the period of time, Doctors are F'n useless, had nose surgery twice, open up the passege ways, to help drainage, nose still swells up, snorting back sinus infection down the back of my throat, wake to bronchitis from lungs filling up with mucous,.
My eyes are puffy dark circle, very dibilitating, hard to think, makes me stutter sometimes, hard to construct sentences, like trying to put a jig saw puzzle together with pieces missing from the set. , my voice echoes in my head, from blocked ears, jaw weighs and aches.

On the odd occastion when my nose has cleared and ears unblocke, I'am the most happiest person feels like I'am a real human with natural clear thoughts, and my confidence is sky high. Nothing stoping me

But as soon as the symptoms come back I 'am once again withdrawn, less than half of what the real me is.

I eat like a vegan, very healthy eater, including no Gluten, besides rarely eating some seafood, I'am also a clean freak to aviod allergens. 

I use all the natural nose sprays, tried every prescriptions dozens and dozens of times, everything through the Quacks, been to natural therapy, little more help than QUAKS. Hopefully Allergy Specialists can help, when I finelly get in.
 I'm constantly agitated .


-----My advice is Stay away from----


""DAIRY Products"", they will only add fuel to the fire, trust me from experience, substitute with Soy or Rice milks, and vegan cheeses, chocalates etc

""Gluten"" can sometimes clog up your system.

""Alchol"" Limit yourself

NEVER SMOKE, another fuel to fire, even inhalation of second hand smoke.


I'am trying to stay positive as much as I can , as Allergy specialist is my last option, as I'am living every day strict to try to aviod being sick. IF all fails, I guess I be at step one .

Good Luck other Sufferes.

 

Have you heard about something call Jala Neti. Please look this up in google. This is a yoga practice wherein water is poured through one nostril and come out through another. This provides a great relief to sinus related problems. It might sound a bit odd, but the practice is very easy once you are habituated. Please try this

Thanks. I will try the yoga.

Hi, this is an fyi for all your sinus sufferers out there. The first sinus infection that I got in my life a few years ago turned into pneumonia because the pain was so bad I couldn't sleep at night. So now I'm susceptible to both sinus infections and pneumonia and have to take extra care. Fortunately the antibiotics I took worked for me and I was able to get better again. What I found out however was that the cause of this was black mold in my home and at the same time I was also subjected to this at my place of business. So my words of advice for the chronic sufferers are : have your home tested for this! If its present it will cause all sorts of weird ailments and deplete your immune system. Make sure you are taking lots of vitamins and minerals to help your system stay strong or regain its strength. Vit D cannot be stressed enough. Lots of omega and anti oxidants. And get rid of the black mold or move. Its very serious. Google black mold and its symptoms.

how was the surgery?

Hi, I am a fellow sufferer. As I can see from the number of responses this post has received we are not alone!! Most mention similiar symptoms...It's is horrible, like a nagging flea in your ear that won't go away. I have had sinus problems for years and unless you have actually gone through it, it is difficult for someone to appreciate just how debilitating sinus problems can be. Because it's your head that's affected it's not like you can just push it to the back of your mind and crack on...you end up exhausted just by trying to struggle on with it. I went through countless doctors visits, antbiotics, Anti Hysts, Decongestant nasal sprays that raise your blood pressure and steroid sprays that build up over a few days once you start using them...some worked for a while, but it always returned to haunt me at some stage..chronic!! I have had three surgical proceedures, a corrected deviated septum, sinus wash and  a polyp removed and still suffer. I ended up going for a CT scan and in the end they sat me down and said that I had a fungal problem that has permeated the lining of my nose and there was no further treatment they could do. I was stuck with it basically. They said all I could do was manage the symptoms with steroid sprays and regular saline washes. Apparently in some instances this fungus can be removed but in other others it gets into the actual lining and is very difficult to treat, if not impossible. Keep the faith and try to eliminate as many causes as you can. Keep on top of any dust in your house as any irritants are usually a trigger, pets, smoke...anything like that, I know I am going to pay a price if I have the odd cigarette after a meal. I end up with what feels like the mother of all hangovers..not good! Best of luck!   

heya. It's a virus that has been going around.  Got exactly the same thing. had it for the last 2 1/2 weeks. Not anything to do with allergies etc. That is why antibiotics won't work or anti-histamines etc. Not sure how to get rid of it. Doctors will pooh- pooh any opinion other than their's. hope this gets you on the right track...

I hate to say thank goodness you're all suffering like me....BUT....I don't feel alone anymore!:O   I was beginning to think I was imagining it!

I don't feel badly blocked or snotty,but I do have post nasal drip,glands in my neck and under my ears are swollen, I have panda eyes, and a tender bridge of my nose,my right eye is tender, irritated, like there's something in it.  I now have a tooth splint to prevent grinding and clenching (bruxism) which is improving my sleep and seems to have cured the weird dreams!

I am irritable, exhausted and I know it is to do with stress too. Also have a trapped nerve in my neck,osteopath has been great.  The nerve controls sinus and allergy responses.

Will be returning to my GP armed with some suggestions and also have an opticians appt this saturday just to be sure there is no eye problem (glaucoma as my eye feels like it could explode somedays!).

Diagnosed with a virus in September last year, the rest of my body except head has improved with rest.

Take care of yourselves and thanksforsavingmy sanity!

 

Molly-

I fought this for years. Go get a neti pot, some colloidal silver liquid (online, health food stores or some pharmacies, and some sea salt. You can google "sinus irrigation neti pot colloidal silver" for specifics.

I was On round after round of antibiotics. The problem is there areany different bacteria in the sinus and antibiotics don't kill them all. They also kill good bacteria. The collodial silver kills the bad bacteria and will even work on fungal infection of sinus-which many if not most sinus infections are caused.

You'll need to do irrigation couple times a day till infection gone then just once a week. Nasal irrigation with a neti pot feels good too. Your sinuses feel very cleansed and calm afterward. I promise it works.

Just to update this.....I went to my optician and....he says it's sinus related as well!! Thank goodness my eyes are OK, but how weird you get eye symptoms from sinus trouble.

If you are worried....get checked out...psychologically I feel better because I'm worried less about what it COULD be. Treating the sinus problem so all in all I am improving and so can you xx

Hey I no this is a old MSG but I'm suffering the same symptoms what did u do to get ride of it ? Plz let md know xkirsty