Sinus Pressure With No Drainage Posted: 02-13-07 15:04pm
For months, now, I have been having severe
pressure behind my eyes, in my ears, and
above the roof of my mouth. I also often
have spells of chills (with no fever,
usually below normal oral temp), cold and
numb extremities (fingers, toes, parts of
feet) and other areas just cold (nose,
lips, and eyelids), a wired/dazed feeling,
difficulty speaking, and tightness in my
chest/abdomen.
Until I was about 20 (i'm 26 now), I got
sinus infections twice a year like
clockwork. So, I have lots of experience
with sinusitis, and this feels very
different. For instance, I have no
fever, little or no drainage (and what I
do have is clear), and rarely any sinus
pain, just the severe feeling of
pressure.
This has begun to affect my life quite a
bit. I have great difficulty
concentrating, little sex drive (i am
married and monogamous), and I can rarely
relax or sit still.
I do have herpes and shingles outbreaks 2
or 3 times a year, and spent a year in the
middle east in 2003-2004. I can't
remember having any of these symptoms
prior to that, but I did drink quite a bit
back then (part of the military
lifestyle), but quit drinking completely
in late 2004. I also dropped about 20
pounds shortly after returning to the
states, and have since stayed about the
same weight. I eat very healthy,
avoiding fast food and glycemic carbs (as
much as possible, no sodas, etc).
Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
I'm starting to feel like a hypochondriac,
every time I notice a new symptom.
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J5
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Calgary CA
Posted: 06-04-07 15:29pm
Hi I'm new, this is my first post.
I've been in the same boat for about a
solid week now, it's starting to really
freak me out because this has never
happened to me before. I'd get the
occasional headache if I didn't eat for a
while or if I was stressed at the office
but never like this. Pressure behind the
eyes, cheeks, roof of the mouth (sometimes
tingly), bearable but still a nuisance.
I've also noticed veins in the side of my
forehead more pronounced than usual,
almost as if my blood pressure has jumped
but I don't have any heart related issues
that I know of (and I've had a
cardiogram). I've been using Otrivin
(sinus spray) for the past 2 weeks which
doesn't seem to be helping so I'm starting
to think it's not sinus related. The
pressure makes it hard to fall asleep (but
I do eventually and I noticed that I have
to keep my head level, like put my arm
under my pillow) and the pressure is there
first thing in the morning, subtle at
first but gradually grows to full
intensity as I stand and walk around. At
6am I run about 5km (3 miles) at least 4
times a week and the pressure seems to go
away but comes back later on. The pain
isn't excruciating, I'd say a 2 or 3 out
of 10, but it's still really annoying.
And like stated above, no drainage.
Really strange. I hope it isn't serious.
Thoughts?
