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Part 2 of blocked nose and root canal story.
Sorry.... Forgot.
After 13 months since tooth with infected root was pulled. My nose is still clear! Completely CLEAR. No drainage at all.
No horrific cough since tooth pulled.
Reminder - I had horrific cough every year for 3-8 months a year, for over 20 years, with no fever.
My distance vision remains good. Wore glasses for driving about 10 years, now no need for glasses.
I'm a different person!!!! My secret, gentle bacteria is not next to my sinus anymore .
. If I can now convince a doctor, my secret bacteria moved to my neck and back while I was waiting to get tooth pulled.. I suppose it takes a special doctor that can tell if this pain is caused by a bacteria that doesn't cause a fever. Where is that doctor?
I did request to come to Mayo- I live in MN.
They turned me down because my x-rays aren't that bad. So if the pain in neck and back is caused by bacteria, they don't care. If the bacteria is causing more damage to my neck and back. MAYO doesn't care. The fact I had a bacteria that never caused a fever for over 20 years, is not something MAYO can figure out. Maybe someday..........
Dear ENTs and lung doctors - I never had a fever... but I'd had this infected root for over 20 years. Definitely proved I had it at least 3 years. Why do ENTs ignore a tooth that is butted up against your sinus, even juts into your sinus. WHY?
Why do dentists not see it. It's taken for granted they would see infection when they do full mouth x-rays. But they don't! They only look for cavities to fill.
I live in MN... My amazing root canal doctor that noticed the infection 4 years ago, now lives in Colorado Springs. I tracked him down and thanked him. He's a rare amazing dentist! RARE....
Thanks again for listening and hope this rare amazing discovery can help at least 1 other person.
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Taml, Thank you for sharing your experience after a root canal. My situation is very similar. I had a root canal 8 months ago on upper tooth number 14 . The night of the procedure my left nostril closed up completely and the next day tons of fluid , blackish blood came out of nostril. My left nostril has been blocked for months with agonizing pain on left side of nose and upper left cheek. I have pain also in my neck left side with tingling.
I have been on numerous antibiotics along with tons of steroid sprays and prednisone.
After months of being told my dental x ray and my cone beam scans are clean finally one oral surgeon pointed out I had gutta percha that was.overfilled in to my sinus and various parts of my gum. This meant that my sinus lining was punctured. I saw the Endodontist and dentist who did the root canal and crown who never mentioned the overfill in my sinus.
This has been a nightmare due to to agonizing pain I have in my left nostril and upper right cheek . It feels as if my nose and upper left cheek are broken.
All the dental providers tell me the tooth is fine and that the overfill has shrunk a little so they are refusing to pull the tooth. They claim they don’t see an infection and that to pull the tooth will cause even more damage since it sits under my sinus. They say I have little bone and to remove will be a huge problem.
I’m so depressed and in so much pain. I actually feel suicidal at times due to my pain . I found every medical provider dismissive since my scans are not showing an infection just the gutta percha that they claim should not be causing this degree of pain. Thank you very much for sharing your story.
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@taml I think you are right about excess phlegm being caused by infections in teeth and other sources too because it happened to me too. I have allergic asthma and that had gotten worse. I had some very old root canals that were failing and after those teeth were extracted, my lungs cleared up. For awhile, it was good until I broke my ankle and aquired some titanium hardware to fix it. Again, I had issues with phlegm in my lungs. I had that hardware removed a month again and things improved again. Sure my allergies to seasonal stuff also makes phlegm, and I also had chronic hives with metal on my joint, and that is gone now too. Doctors have to be careful about assigning a cause to something because they need some extra proof and studies, so don't worry, you know your body. I had dental implants done with Zirconium which is a ceramic with no metal, so it's all good now.