Think I have sinus troubles, could anyone confirm this?

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Hi,

For a year or so now, I've experienced a lot of symptoms often associated with chronic sinusitis: pressure in the bridge of nose and forehead, the occasional headache, chronic fatigue, postnasal drip, some pain in the temples and jaw too. I don't, however, have much congestion in my nose whatsoever, which makes me wonder whether it's a problem with my sinuses at all.

Is it possible I still have a sinus problem, even without the nose congestion? I feel terrible a lot of the time, and it's really negatively affecting my life.

Many thanks,

J.

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    Hello my friend. This could also be due to your jaw. TMJ its called and it is called the great impostor. It can cause sinus type symptoms. I have a bad jaw, and at first I thought it was Sinus, but my Sinus are all clear.

    Check out this article http://www.oralsurgeryofutah.com/2018/01/10/tmj-disorder-symptoms-can-mimic-chronic-sinusitis/

    I would recommend getting your jaw checked out by a specialist to see if that is a problem. If it is indeed you sinuses, you could try something called balloon sinuplasty. A special balloon is inserted into the Sinuses, this expands the Sinus walls and allows proper function. It can fix many problems.

    Good luck.

  • Posted

    Wow I am going through something similar now! Have had nose pain/weird sensations , no congestion at all can breathe fine, just started a week ago getting head/face pressure- intermittently- 

    The sinus dr did nasal scope and was fine.  Had a little bit of yellow snot but this has since cleared I believe because I have done sinus rinses and nothing comes out- putting tissue up nose- seems fine. I do not have post nasal drip. 

    The sinus dr think the nose is nerve related- the head stuff started after I saw him. In the past I have had head weirdness and had gotten scanned and I was fine so I do not know if this is truly a sinus problem or if it’s nerve/migraine issues. This past year I have been experiencing new things so I am confused! Sorry can’t help you as I can’t even help myself lol

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