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Severe conjunctivitis in both corners of eyes
Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Jun 15, 2022 | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
@erin1958-
You are welcome. And I understand what you are explaining.
•Correct-grass/trees/mold spores are very common in many people. It’s the individuals sensitivity level that is the reaction to those.
•That conchae bullosa was with you all of your life. The size etc.
The MT are lined with some of the olfactory (smell) nerve mucosa. Above the MT is where most of the olfactory nerves are. When new airflow, that never came in contact with this area of the nerve channel before, comes directly in contact, it can be quite bothersome for some people.
A resection of the conchae bullosa reduces mucosal contact points that were once present that attracted, dust matter and particulate, they would then be swept back along the MT and to the throat protected in mucous. When you are working with new airspace post resection the particles now have the “possibility” of going directly to the throat into the sinus area and air can shoot upwards heightening the olfactory nerves. This can cause exaggerated sensitivities to smells and particles.
How long did your ENT have you on maximum medical therapy before CB resection?
If you return with new onset of symptoms post surgery, the next step will be a recommendation of allergy testing. Which should always be done prior to any nasal alterations.
ENTs are interested in how open your air channel is, so to them if you tell them your smell is too sensitive now, they don’t think of that as anything harmful. But I think I know what you are explaining. Like if you went into a Tire Store right now, you might get nauseous?
The dryness part? Does this feel like a cold/dry sensation? Did this dry feeling start after the resection? And does it feel kind of like a “brain freeze” type sensation?
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Again , thank you!!! I first went to 4 different eye Drs between July and August 2021 because something felt like it was stabbing the corner of my left eye and had been for awhile. One finally told me it’s nasal, go to an ENT. I did and that was August 12, 2021. The ENT ordered a CT scan and MRI. They showed the left side 3 times larger and more swollen than the right. He had me doing saline sinus rinses, Flonase (which didn’t work) and put me on antibiotics for two weeks . I was able to get what had been stabbing the corner of my left eye out with the nasal rinse. Looked like a small sharp dried up piece of mucus. Swelling didn’t go down with medical therapy so had CB surgery on November 15, 2021. Three months after my first ENT visit. Now we get to April 2022 and my eyes start pinging and are swollen and a blood vessel has popped once in the right eye and a couple of times in the left eye over the last 2 years. (Allergy season again, seems to be the culprit. Dryer climate than where we used to live too.) The dryness sensation I feel at times when I come into contact with yes, let’s say rubber, a fragrance bulb in a home or car, laundry detergent aisle at the grocery , gasoline …. It shoots straight to my eyes. Not necessarily a brain freeze but a sensation that every ounce of moisture has just left my body. My eyes hurt, feel like they are swollen (and are) and I get extremely thirsty and I can taste the chemicals I just came into contact with. The heightened sense of smell might not be so bad if it wasn’t also painful. I went to an urgent care when I got up to my moms in Michigan last week. They gave me a prednisone shot and 5 days of 20mgs of prednisone. Tomorrow I finish the last pill. I plan to go back to SC in the next week and debate whether to put our house on the market and move or continue on with the allergy shots not really understanding if they will work in the end and how long it will take. It seems when I leave my home in SC I feel better and then begin to feel bad again once I am home for about a week. I have literally left and gone back at least 6 times since December, 2021 mainly to get away from the environment and test my theory that it has to be something there.