Headache for 4 weeks, intense ear pressure

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Please help sad I need to know I'm not alone. It all started 4 weeks ago, with a dull headache over my left eye to the base of skull. I was pretty sure it was tension. It didn't go away, and about 2 weeks ago I started getting head and ear pressure off and on all day everyday. I went to urgent care and the NP said it was "probably" a sinus infection. Took the meds, and they didn't help. I went to the ER and they did CT of head and sinuses. Said all was normal. Prescribed me zyrtek... I have tried a Neio pot, tylenol, alieve and the pain relievers work for an hour or so. When I went to Urgent care she said I have TMJ. I am also a super tense and anxious person (health anxiety). But from my temples to neck, i get this crazy pressure. I'm so misserable, and I want it to GO away. My next stop is ENT. Anyone experience this?

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    You are not alone, I started more than 15 days ago with a weird senastion in my head and my ears, I always told the Drs Family, and ENT this symptoms , and the Diagnosis was Sinus pressure due to allergies. I was under torture, I couldn't sleep because I felt my heart beats. I was twice on emergency room looking for a relieve, I was a Zombie. They ordered Ctscan and MRI of my brain; those were normal. Finaly I received a recommendation to go to specific specialist on ears (sorry about my writing, I am not native american) and finaly he said with only my clinic symptoms, EDT . I am not 100 percent now but I have a diagnosis. He ordered a machine ear poper that didn.t come yet. I hope I will be better soon. I forgot The TMJ was on the table and I received prescription like Antibiotics, pain killers, Valium, etc.

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    Yes! I have tmjd its all a  big mess . I also have a retracted ear tube so i get to hear what sounds like a washing machine noise. And even with noanxiety this all would give a person anxiety. You need to see a maxillaery surgeon..anyone who extracts teeth they will make you a soft splint for your mouth..which stops bruxism from causing the damage your feeling. I use ine. Its not perfect but a lot better then without one. It takes about two weeks from when you start using the soft mouth splint for things to calm down. In the interim the ohar,acy sells mouthgaurds you can try. Its so common and causes such a mess of problems. Also get magnessium flakes and soak your feet thirty minutes a day. The magnessium will absorb it helps the muscles. Practice placing your to gue on the roof of your mouth when resting. Oddly they call it tongue chi its an app. And if you dont mind needles an acupuncturist can help you as well. I hate needles couldnt do it. I really wanted to. Just too anxious to lay there and do that. The only way to make this really stop is to be very calm all the time haha. So i use the mouthsplint. Im asleep when i clench so cant help it. The tmj forums will help you learn a lot more and anxiety forum can also help you. The ent wont do anything for tmjd.
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    Hannah everything you said is dead on!!! I get this pressure by my temples or like at the top of my head 🙄🙄 drives me nuts!!! For a few weeks I’ve been extremely congested like I would go through a roll of tissue like nobody’s business and waking up in the middle of the night because I couldn’t breath out of either of my nostrils. I went to the doctor about 3 days ago and she told me that I had fluid build up behind both of my ears 🙄🙄 (ETD) I’ve been on steroids since (Prednisone) She told me to take 2 a day for 5 days and it’s definitely stopped the vibrating in my ear & less pain but here and there I get the pressure in my head and temples. Now I too suffer from servere anxiety and I always think the absolute worst ! I’m constantly googling my symptoms and that doesn’t make it any better really it just freaks me out even more to the point where my symptoms get worse! But if I’m out and about having fun I don’t feel a thing but the moment I’m alone it’s like hell!! I’m constantly touching my head and grinding my teeth because I’m nervous...I just wanna feel normal again as well 😭😭😭😭

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