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Nose cartilage pain, no redness or swelling
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Nov 16 8:55am | Replies (90)Comment receiving replies
The sinus pain relief device doesn't appear to do anything. Maybe if I try really hard i can feel some kind of electrical pulse, but it doesn't take any pain away. I probably don't believe in it enough.
After that, I saw a Rhinologist at Ohio State - Dr. Otto. He did a scope and i wanted him to rule out something like turbinate squeeze syndrome or contact pain. He more or less said that he didn't see anything wrong with my sinuses or nose either. He wasn't able to view my previous CT scan though which was dissappointing. He suggested that my issues are headache related and said I should see a Neurologist.
I had a video consultation with a Neurologist a few weeks ago. To save myself the time of typing it out, it was unremarkable and predictable. She prescribed me some kind of anti seizure medicine which i havn't started yet because the side effects are in my experience also pretty rough.
At this point we are pursuing some dietary changes. I have a lot of digestion and stomach issues lately and there could be some possibility that gluten or caffeine plays some role.
I am also pursuing a lead about wisdom teeth creating sinus pain.
So that's where i'm at. Still in pain. Still looking for answers. Still mostly being given the runaround by Doctors.
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Hello did you ever figure out what’s wrong? I have similar symptoms and I’m in pain & desperate for answers
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@johnhudson922 -the pain journey, especially cranial pain, can be incredibly frustrating and so can be the different off label medications prescribed. I am very familiar with the cranial nerves and how the inner are the nasal mucosa. I know you say you are skeptical of everything, which if you could try something that you, yourself, believe in that can be the first step. The trigeminal nerve that innervates the nasal mucosa starts at the jaw area. Sometimes where you feel the pain, isn’t where it is originating. But the nasal cavity is richly innervated with blood and nerves and can be affected for so many reasons. Reasons that ENTs will not take the time to explain to you. Stress and high emotion aftect the nerves of the nose. Inflammatory diet/gut affects every area of the body. All inflammation starts in the gut. So if your gut is not healthy it can show up in different ways. Also- vital vitamins and minerals can affect nerve conduction. Being low in certain essential vitamins/minerals can cause more nerve sensitivity. If you are the skeptical type, which I don’t blame you with that in Western Medicine, try educating yourself on cranial nerve pain/specifically trigeminal nerve pain (that runs through the nose) You can make small changes in diet, exercise and stress reduction to see if that helps.
You have to believe in the power you have first, to help yourself, as not many doctors know how to help with pain, except for pain meds. Hope that helps if just a little bit.