Headaches With Eye Ache, Nose Ache, More Posted: 01-02-08 13:42pm
Hi Everyone,
here's something that is truly grinding me
down, can anyone offer any
constructive advice please? I know it
seems like a long message but
believe it or not I have really tried to
make it as brief as possible but
at the same time answer most questions up
front that may be asked.
Main but not all symptoms and feelings -
ALL of head aches, neck ache with some
pain, eyes ache, bridge of nose and nose
aches, upper teeth throb, face feels
flushed, tinnitus, jaws and temples ache,
feelings of giddiness, feels like I am
always on the edge of a sore throat, voice
occasionally goes "hoarsish" and quiet
sounding, food sometimes does not seem to
go down properly after swallowing (kind of
sticks to back of throat), between neck
and shoulders ache sometimes, back of and
base of skull aches, bending over makes
face and head feel like they will explode,
sometimes light headed on rising, nasal
passages seem very narrow especially when
lying down, back and roof of mouth
(including tongue) often feel kind of
tingly or itchy, and a few other similar
bits and bobs now and then. Usually worse
first thing in the morning. Do you need
more history and the timeline of
progression or developments includind
attempted remedies, just ask? Had an MRI
head and thorasicspine scan in JULY 2007.
Still have NOT sat down with and been told
results by anybody! Am assuming the
silence means things are OK?
Thanks once again for any advice you may
forward to me.
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Hi, I have been CONSTANTLY suffering,
gradually getting worse, for well over
three years now and I would estimate about
80% of your excellent website applies to
me either all the time or a considerable
amount of the time. I have a long history
of "the go away, there's nothing wrong"
stuff from doctors, dentists, specialists,
etc. I really know that I have this pain
and am becoming increasingly depressed and
miserable with it all. My quality of life
for various reasons is very poor despite
trying many ways to tackle the problem. I
can even put a date to when this all
seemed to commence - this is dismissed by
doctors as being "over, can't be" or
"coincidence" - or it's just "the way I
am" (self-perpetuating because I am
thinking about it (RUBBISH)!
I am desperate to end this suffering and
would like to know if I sent (email) to
you a comprehensive history, past and
present, would you be able to give me some
advice please? This would most likely run
to several pages! I have many of the
symptoms and pains decribed on your site,
the worst of which at present is feeling
like my head could explode when I bend
over. Also it feels as though my whole
face has an underlying infection because
it is becoming increasingly "tender" and
feels "full". I have also long term
constant neck aches/pains which I know
does contribute to some of this. I am now
also suffering excess stress and living
basically in fear of what will happen
next?
I feel abandoned and misunderstood by own
medical service and do not know where to
turn. THEY SIMPLY SEEM TO *NOT* BELIEVE ME
WHEN I SAY HOW BAD IT IS! A typical
response is to offer me medications of
various kinds to try and mask it. My
research has led me to believe this is NOT
the way to go. Have tried amongst other
things - relaxation, stress management,
Qigong, Tai-Chi, EFT, soothing sounds,
mouth guard, inversion table (very
uncomfortable in and around the neck and
face area), self hypnosis,
self-improvement books, some physiotherapy
- the ONLY thing to help a little, and
accupuncture. Have purchased and read a
few books (such as "cure your own
headache", " trigger point therapy", "how
to get rid of tension headaches" regarding
this matter but so far to no avail. Due to
have a back tooth out in middle of January
- not holding my breathe though! I am
alone in this and need some support and
encouragement because some of this needs
an understanding or professional helper.
I shall not go into further details here
as I am sure you must have heard it all
before? But if you could/would help and
need more details please just ask for
exactly what you require to know.
As I am in the UK (Nottingham) I wondered
if you could/would describe some kind of
action I could take. Either as to the
EXACT type of people/professionals I
should be seeing and/or some kind of
helpful home treatment/remedies I could
try?
Generally I am in good health, eat what I
belive to be a fairly varied and balanced
diet. I am not overweight, do not smoke,
exercise regularly and drink about 14-18
units of alcohol per week. Hope this
helps?
Thanks very much for reading, all the best
- Michael
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Hannah-F
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 4
Posted: 01-17-08 17:29pm
Hi Michael.
I just noticed that nobody has replied to
you yet. I understand your frustration.
Although I don't have all the same
symptoms as you, I've been having many
problems, headaches, sinus infections,
other infections, entire nervous system
pain, etc, the last few months, due to a
bad viral infection I caught last year.
I'm not a doctor, but it seems to me like
your sinuses are at the centre of it all.
The fact that your balance, eyes, nose,
teeth and jaw are all affected, and that
the pain radiates in your head and neck
seems to suggest that. The fact that your
pain is considerably worse when you hang
your head down is a classic severe sinus
problem. There are in fact multiple
sinuses in the face/head - something I did
not realise until recently! If you are not
feeling these pains in any other area of
your body and you are not suffering from
infections elsewhere it seems safe to
assume that the problem is located above
the neck. There may also not be an obvious
infection in the sinuses - but there may
still be inflammation, which could be
causing the pain/fullness.
My first piece of advice would be to find
a time to relax as much as possible, and
try inhaling steam for a good period of
time, trying not to bend over. If this
does anything to relieve all symptoms,
especially the resulting pain in your neck
and head it would definitely seem sinus
related. However, one can never be sure,
and your case sounds very complex.
My best piece of advice would be to seek
out the best private practician. I know it
can seem expensive; I am very supportive
of the NHS and have always been in the
past. However when you are feeling
misunderstood and ignored, private care
may be the only way - rest assured they
will listen to you, because you are paying
them to; there is a real contract. It
seems important that, despite the cost,
you can see a very good otolaryngologist
(or 'ENT' doctor) who will sit down and
listen to your entire spectrum of
symptoms. Keeping a diary for a while (if
you don't already) will help with that. I
would try something like http://www.bmihealthcare.co.uk and the british ENT website.
Sorry I can't be of more help, it must be
extremely difficult for you at the
moment.. and of course stress just makes
it all worse (although it doesn't cause
the problems - as some doctors seem to
insinuate, I know this frustration only
too well). As I said, I'm not a doctor,
just someone with experience. Good luck,
let me know how things go.
