Has anyone ever had a cat-scan showing a sinus infection but yet you had no pain?
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I have had many sinus infections in my life and I have never had pain with any of them. I sometimes though get occasional sinus headaches, or pressure behind my eyes and or teeth, but not pain. Probably because our sinuses are cavities (empty spaces). My children too have had sinus infections, and experienced pressure or headaches, but not pain. Your son's cough could be due to drainage even though it sounds dry and non-productive, but it could also be from all the antihistamines he's on, he could be dried out. My kids doctors have always said for sinus cavities they needed to be on an antibiotic for up to 21 days, because those types of infections are harder to clear up due to there reclusive location. The cough sounds deep because he coughs so much, plus the meds he's on could be aggravating instead of helping. My daughter coughed more when on meds than when off. She didn't do well on zyrtec, or singular, she didn't try Qvar. Try a postnasal drip cough drop. If it works then his cough is more than likely due to drainage, and if not you may need to try a new med like a nasal spray, and perhaps discontinue oral meds. My kids both do flonase nasal spray to help with allergies. It doesn't stop all allergens but it helps. It is so hard to know what to do. I always overreacted and had my children on every medicine possible. Now I regret it because looking back I think a lot of the medicines aggravated the situation more than they helped, but I over treated because I was afraid if I didn't my daughter would once again end up in a hospital, which she did for asthma quite often. Anyway, I hope I haven't made it worse for you. It can be so draining when our kids are sick. Good luck, and I hope your son gets to feeling better real soon. Hugs.
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yes it can. the infection can spread to these areas,and you probably need a course of antibiotics.to get some relief from the sinus pain,get a bowl of boiling water and inhale the steam.it will help clear your sinus,s
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Mis diagnosis of infections...such as spheniod sinus infection.  They say this is one that isn't usually diagnosed except by death. I can tell you that infection over a long period of time will make you sick, then sicker until you can barely move...That was my expirience!  Remember doctors practice medicine...not healing!  They can make one symptom go away but give you a 100 more!  Teeth are very close to your brain so any infection can be very serious!  To bad so many doctors are just plain retarded when you don't have insurance!
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Hi There, I'm not a doctor so I can't diagnose, I can suggest a few things though.  Has your doctor ran blood tests to rule out thyroid, anemia, infections, etc?  How has your blood pressure been?  Do you take any medicines? There are so many things that can cause those symptoms, so I'd say rule out anything they can with blood work, watch your blood pressure, get a chest and sinus xray, and get your ears checked out, heart tests, and if none of that shows anything, maybe allergy tests.  If all those are negative, it could be stress, or something like fibromyalgia.  They really need to do more of a evaluation on you.  Have you been exposed to anything last October maybe at school?  paint fumes? any building remodeling?
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A cold or sinus infection wouldn't have been brought on by the cold (thats a myth) but that doesn't mean your not getting one. However, having your head submerged or even covered in icy water can bring on a headache all by itself. Take some Excedrin and maybe a bath or shower. Good luck.
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Good question! Sinus Infections are caused by bacteria infecting some empty spaces in your head called sinuses. There function is debatable but can get clogged with mucos and if bacteria are in there they can multiply and cause a block and build with fluid and cause an infection. They can be treated with Antibiotics. Colds are usually caused by a virus that infects your respiratory system and you have to just wait for your body to fight it off. THere are very few drugs for viruses.
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I AGREE WITH THE LAST ANSWER. YOU PROBABLY HAVE A SINUS PROBLEM. tRY ALLEGRA OR CLARITIN. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK MAYBE YOU MAY NEED AN ANTIBIOTIC. YOU DON'T ALWAYS HAVE PAIN WITH A SINUS INFECTION. TAKE IT FROM ME. MINE GOT SO BAD THAT I COULDN'T HEAR OUT OF MY EARS. i STARTED THE SAME WAY. COUGH AND SNORING THEN IT WENT TO MY EARS AND I WAS IN A HECK OF A MESS. NO MATTER WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE YOUR DR.
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You may have to have your tonsils removed if it gets worse.  I had the symptoms of a sinus infection for over 3 months and finally i went to an ear nose and throat doctor, and with in 2 minutes of me opening my mouth he told me that it was my tonsils (they were huge) and they needed to be removed.  The surgery was fine, but the recovery was long and painful...great way to loose about 10 pounds though, cuz you don't/can't really eat.  Also, if you do have the surgery, and they give you codeine w/ Tylenol, take as much as you need to to take away the pain...they didn't tell me that until I was almost all heeled.
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Everybody has a sinus or sinuses, it's part of our anatomy. I think you are talking about sinusitis or inflammation of the sinuses. There are several types of sinusitis: acute, subacute, and chronic. It could also be allergic and hyperplastic.\n\nAcute Sinusitis most often accompanies or follows the common cold. It sometimes occurs endemically from a specific organism when there has been a suddendrop of temperature. It may also occur when infected water is forced into the nose when the patient is swimming. The first symptom is usually stuffy feeling in the nose followed by a slowly developing pressure over the involved sinus. There is mild body weakness and headache may occur.\n\nI think it is best that you see a physician for the right medications.
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No I haven't but I'm just about to have one.\n\nThe doctor has told me that it doesn't hurt - it consists of putting small needles into your nerves and stimulating them.  It's apparently an unusual sensation but not a painful one.
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It sounds like you have had an infection or virus in your sinuses and ears and it is draining down.  You should see your doctor to have it evaluated to see if it is an infection which is usually treatable with antibiotics, but a virus is not. A fever and colored drainage is a good sign it is infection, but again have a doctor look at your throat and ears and get a culture if needed.
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a sign of sinus infection/nasal cavity inflammation.
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Are you sinuses and/or allergies acting up?  About 2 months ago, I felt really stuffy and my ears began to plug up.  2 days later, my left ear began to leak a bit of blood.  The pressure in my sinuses had built up enough that it ruptured my eardrum to releave said pressure.  My doctor gave me 1500 mg antibiotic to clean out my sinuses (which became a sinus infection).  After about 3 weeks, my ears felt much better, and the pain was gone.
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Infections of the orbit (the area around the eye) from sinusitis do occur.  These are aggressive in nature because they are bacterial infections.  If you had an infection in the orbit (behind the eye), it most likely required surgical drainage.  If you had sinusitis and felt pressure in your eye (or both eyes), this does not mean you had infection in the eye, but is a common symptom of sinusitis.\n\nNerves do not typically get infected, and the vision change would probably either be blindness or a blind spot in your eye (same goes for the retina).\n\nVisual changes have lots of reasons, but your greatest risk is associated with the recent surgery in that eye.  There is even risk of some dangerous changes (causing a type of glaucoma) after surgery that should not be ignored.  You should see the ophthalmologist who did your cataract surgery or a different one (if you didn't like that one) to get examined.\n\nBest of luck!
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Well. I was Diagnosed with acute sinusitus and they gave me the 5 day anti-biotic along with a cough suppressant and a decongestant.  I first got the infection in January.  It felt like it was starting to go away, but it came right back.  It's June and I still have it.  I just want it to go away!!
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Sounds like you might have a sinus infection.  It's no big deal, but you need to go see a doctor.
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Yes. It was a staph infection. Have your doctor do a culture on the puss when it come to a head. I know this is very painful. My kids and I had reoccurring infections for two years until I TOLD my doctor to do a culture and the it came back MERSA. very resistant to most antibiotics. I then had a doctor prescribe an ointment call MUPIROCIN 2% (Bactoban) . You have to swab the inside of your nose twice a day for 10 days. Staph lives in your sinus passages. treat your whole family. This works.(+ prayer) we haven't had an infection for 3 years now . Praise the Lord!