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Brain Fog from Sinus infection and inflammation
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Apr 28 4:52pm | Replies (56)Comment receiving replies
I had been to several walk in clinics prior to this because I was constantly getting sinus infections; I was missing several days of work and in September I took 5 days off due to sinusitis.. I went to Wisconsin for a week and when I came back I was diagnosed with sinusitis. I’ve had several courses of antibiotics, x rays on my chest, blood tests urine tests, Lyme disease test....quite a few tests...this led my doctor to refer me to an ent...
The ent put me on two courses of antibiotics and nothing helped...then finally ct scan and surgery...the main problem I’m having is a constant pressure over my left eye and it can be very bothersome to the point ofwanting to bang my head against the wall...
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@sdgoddard10- I’m sorry you are experiencing this. Truly. I know how frustrating it can be. It sounds like you were heaving acute exacerbations from having ongoing sinus inflammation. Sometimes this can happen during different climates, different viruses that don’t clear. The issue with using antibiotics to rule out anything is that antibiotics only work for bacterial infections. A sufferer of long standing sinus inflammation typically is not being exasperated by bacteria infections, so antibiotics would have never worked in the first place.
The issue would lie in the inflammatory response. And what is causing it.
You can ask your ENT this- ask he/she why allergy testing was never addressed.
These procedures did not clear, solve, cure your inflammatory issues. There is no cure for ongoing sinus inflammation as it is purely a systemic response.
This only widened your nasal airway and sinus openings.
I would also ask to be evaluated for scarring. Frontal sinuses have a high rate of scar tissue developing which would then cause a new blockage. If you left frontal sinus was opened, I would ask to be sure there is still a proper opening.
A CT scan can not distinguish between regular tissue and scar tissue.
You should not be having head pressure that bad. These surgeries can create new blockages due to exacerbated inflammation and scar tissue.
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Sorry got being long winded but this has been going on for a long time...it’s just starting to lower my quality of life to the point I’ve been a hermit and that is notnormal