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Anyone every had a sinus csf leak due to high pressure?

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Anyone ever had a csf leak and needed surgery? If so did you're patch break?

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  • wynter2543
    wynter2543 Sway

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    yes, my brother has iih and had a shunt put in his back, however high pressure caused fluid to seep out his back, this landed him in hospital for 9 weeks and due to mistreatment of the nurses he developed bacterial meningitis...

    if you are leaking get checked out

    • Sway
      Sway wynter2543

      Posted

      I had a hole in my sphenoid sinus due to the high pressure. I had the brain surgery but I thought I blew the patch.

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