Sinus pressure, tiredness, puffy eyes

My sinus problems first appeared in the form of an intolerance to alcohol - the tiniest amount of any drink, even alcohol free drinks, would leave me with what felt like a four day hangover. Starts with a very dry mouth and severe thirst, then next day my eyes find it hard to focus, i have a foggy head, post nasal drip, dizziness and extreme fatigue. I very rarely touch alcohol anymore (which is very hard as a mother of two small kids!) but i find that i now get these symptoms anyway. Ater suffering for a year I went along to my doc who told me he thought i had vasomotor (non allergic) rhinitis triggered by alcohol and has given me beconase nasal spray. I have to say that when i am taking this i do generally feel well, but it takes a good 3 weeks to work properly and if i get a throat infection, and with two small children i get a lot, i have to stop taking it, so its not ideal as obviously it takes another three weeks to work. Curiously tho, at christmas i went out with friends and drank a bottle and half of wine and the next day only had a normal hangover, no sinus effects at all.....perhaps the answer lies in drinking more, not less!

Does anyone else suffer from dry mouth and thirst with their sinus problems as its not something i have seen mentioned a lot?

To sinusitussufferer and Veronica 34.

We have apparently the very same problem, which dissapears when we are away from the "allergen / pollutant"

Here is a description of my problem:
I have experienced the same symptoms (dizziness, foggy head, lack of concentration, pressure in sinuses and sinus drainage) three times in my life. By analyzing how it comes and goes, I know in my case it's related to allergies. The first time, it started a few months after I put carpet in my bedroom. I removed the carpet, replaced by wood floor and the symptoms progressively dissapeared. The 2nd time, it happened when I moved in with friends who had lots of pets ... I moved out and symptoms dissapeared. This time is more complicated. I moved to Germany 1 year ago (after 3 years in the US) and the symptoms re-appeared. We thought it was linked to something in the new apartment so we moved into another one but the symptoms remain so I have no idea to what I am allergic to this time. The good thing is that the symptoms dissapear when I travel for several weeks.

I visited 10 doctors, tried a series of pills, vitamins, anti-histamine, netty pots, decongestants etc. Nothing really works, except moving. The weird thing is that some days the symptoms are bad for 1 or 2 hours in the morning and then more or less go away, while some other days I feel bad and out all day. Morning is always bad, but it only starts 5-10 min after getting up. Only chlor-trimeton might help a little. It apparently works for some people with similar symptoms

Veronica34, did you ever find out what caused your symptoms in NYC? and for sinusitussufferer in New Zealand?

Have others experienced these symptoms after moving to a new region / new apartment?

Good luck all!

I've suffered from Sinus problems,migraines, chronic headaches, face pain, eye pain and ear pain. I'm now 32. My symptoms were progressively getting worse and I have small children to look after. No nasal spray, allegy tabs, medicines would work. Even the strongest painkillers weren't helping. My hangovers were so bad. The pain becomes so bad I be in bed for days. Extreme thirst, tiredness. After demanding something be done as it's been 14 years... I was referred to ENT for the third time. My Consultant who was amazing, took control given the history of being in hospital with cluster migraine and the chronic headaches, he order scans right away, I got the scans and he put a telescope up through my nasal passages and bingo, my left nasal passage is almost closed over. There is a bone enlarged and other things around it which is gradually closing my nasal passage over and therefore preventing the flow around my sinus. My surgery is schedule for September. Panicking... yes.

It is worth shot to go to your GP and be referred to the ENT . My consultant has told me he can file the bone and take a few things away but he also has advised that the sinus problems may not be caused by this. I won't know until a few eeks after the operation. He told me the weather, which i always notice if it's going to rain during the day my sinus become so sore and once the rainfall is over the pressure is not as bad. he also said allergies to dust, pets or wheat could be a cause of this. It's definitley worth a shot to go for some allergy test. He also prescribed me Galpsued medicine which dries your sinuses up. I have found this a bit helpful, it relieves some of the pressure. Hopre this helsp someone.

everyone talk about headache,eyes, ear, face. How comes no one ever talk about sinus bleeding. My sinus is bad I get bleeding then I have to go on antibotic

I have all these sinusitis problems too. Cause: removal of a benign tumor in my gum (3 teeth missing there - they have taken it out with incision in gums) through my sinuses : malpractice. But I also discovered that I have myofacial pain - headaches, tight jaw, tight forehead, painful nose and cheeks due to STRESS. The only remedy is amotriptoline 1 pill does it, but that knocks me out.... vicious circle.....

ok it all started 2 weeks of  intense work out ... change in life style healthy  eating  suddenly ....  i noticed a bulge in my stomach with a slight dul pain
dr said its fine .. next dr said its all good.... the dr after that said its all normal  but very  odd :/ so he wanted scans ( next month so 2 weeks away ) then i dislocated my arm ... from the shoulder ..... they used morphine and madaslim on me to keep me calm while they shoved it back in
i came home watched sienfield had some food and went to bed woke up once realised my fingers were numb  woke up again realised i was dizzy and confused saying to my mum somethings wrong she went to work i took a lil nap to calm down abit
dr the next day said  its just nervs and from the drugs relax
next day another dr said .. no it shouldnt of done that no way
day after that  this other dr checked my  reflexes and all and said its ok doesnt seem to be a issue atm so i got blood tests  ... came back as my B low potasium low and folate acid also ENlarged red cels:/ ..... got more blood takenn waiting to see the dr in 7 days  so far this is day 21 .....
the pain is odd ...
i was under alot of confusion.......wich is odd ive bled from the nose alot ... i spewed up a few times when i was dizzy
(started as a numb feeling  around the top part of my scalp above the ear  this odd feeling in my ear  and eye ... the eye bulged feeling....  i even thought oh man... im gonna die   ........its changed  abit the  dizzyness stoped ... its just the numbness )  the eye dr said noway its got anything to do with my eye... he said it looked like i was under alot of stress
im not sure if i wanna tell my parents but today i was sitting there with a pen with afamily member and she said ur hand i looked down and realised there was  blood dripping from  it  from the pen.... and i was shocked ..... i also remembered how i feel better in dreams then in real wich scares me alot...

today day 26  i feel like im dieing....i bleed from my nose  in the shower and almost  fell over...
idont feel good at all and my mum just had a massive fight with me and im kicked out on the streets  so can somone give me a hand b4 i die o the streets >.>
i got theorys...
spine problems ? ( lack of oxygen to the brain )
vein or arty enlargment
the major  artey thingy in tthe center  near the spine...
arthrtis of the spine ?
fungi ?
parasites ( they use up all b 12 )
bone marrow infection in the jaw?
canidia ... omg...  also i was on probotics for a few weeks cause of the abdominal pains.... then sudenly stoped cause i was messsed up
ALSO.... liver problems... liver causes anxiety  syptoms... a fatty liver could be the cause of this
or nervious systems wrecked...   if anyone can help me plz

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i suffer puffy eyes, frequent headaches and used to have constant lightheadedness. ive just learned to live with it although feeling like this does sometimes get me down. i mostly get the worst symptoms when in a stuffy room, which is hot but at home i almost have no symptoms. i just look on the brightside because it cant last forever. by the way im only 16

I hyave been having symtems of what started off I thought as sinus problems. My left side of my nose and cheek feel congested. Not to mention a fullness in my ears that is very agrivating. I get dizzy unexpectedly, feel tired often, and i'm only 28. Ive seen my share of doctors and been to the ER several times due to extreme dizziness. Ive had theese prblems for over a year. No one thionks anything is wrong with me but I know what my body feels. I have been on antibiotics and have tried my share of home remedies. Nothing seems to work. It affects me at home and at work. I just cant seem to find out what the problem is.

I believe it's Narcolepsy. You'll be suprised. Take an MSLT.

The eye symptoms you won't find on wikipedia.
It's related, exactly the way you describe it.

I have a sinus infection for the first time in my life. My head falls asleep at night which then wakes me up. I feel pressure around my eyes. And now I have ringing in my ears. It sounds like crickets sometimes and then other times sounds like a constent bell ringing. My ears/throat/nose doctor is suggesting surgery. My PCP doctor said surgery will cause more infections. Don't know what to do.

I have had blocked sinuses for as long as I can remember and I am now 65 years old. I have had all the associated health issues which compliments this condition ie pressure behind eyes,facial pain and discomfort, breathing issues (especially during summer months and In a centrally heated room at winter time) I get at least 8 hours sleep but still feel tired as soon as I wake up and I feel the need to cat nap even more than once or twice a day. I think the last symptom is by far the worst and I have suffered it for the last 20 years.My occupation for more than 25 years has been a bus driver and I have associated my tiredness with my job not realising that it might be caused by blocked sinuses. I have been diagnosed as having narrower than usual nasal passages and have had two small operations,one to straighten a bone in my nose and drain the nasal passage, and the other to remove polyps in my nose. Both I may add we're quite painfully and did initially give some relief but after a short time (6months) the symptoms reacurred just as bad. I don't know if a surgical procedure is available to correct my nasal passage so I must enquire further. I have had eye tests ( no problems other than ageing ) allergy tests ( nothing found ) nothing in my family history. I'm sorry that I can't offer any quick fix to anyone reading this,I've had this sinus problem for so long that I just got to get on with it, but I will be looking at this topic to see if there is any help out there.

I have had weird feelings in my throat even find it hard too swallow its like the lump never goes away it also seems like when i think about it it gets worse it feels like a presence in my throat and my sinuses have been blocked 1 nostrel at a time back and fourth and feel pressure under my right eye just recently anyone have any ideas.

Hi there, I suffer from the same things as you and I also get an opaque substance in my nose which is often white and crusty. Did you ever find out what this was please as I am also going through the menopause and I thought this could be part of it. Also my concentration is really bad and I just look ill all the time. I have been to the doctors twice and had various steroid sprays and antibiotics too. Thanks for reading and hopefully you will have a reply that would help me.

I am fighting this same thing and has been ging on for 8 weeks. I am miserable!!! I have been to dr's twice. Was put on cipro and flonase and inhalers first time, after that course still flt like c**p. Now I am on flonase and augmentin. I am so tired and dizzy and my head feels like it is bigger then what it is. I don't know what to do now.

I do suffer from that as well. Kay doesn't hurt just swells. And pressure at the bridge of my nose.