Post Sinus Surgery Headache

Dr. Prakhar SinghMBBS, Basic Life Support (B.L.S), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Fellow of Academy of General Education (FAGE)General Physician

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If you have nasal congestion, facial pressure, cough and thick nasal discharge, you may have rhinosinusitis, commonly referred to as sinusitis. Your sinuses are hollow cavities within your cheekbones, around your eyes and behind your nose. They contain mucus, which helps to warm, moisten and filter the air you breathe. When something blocks the mucus from draining normally, an infection can occur. Chronic sinusitis, also referred to as chronic rhinosinusitis, is often diagnosed when symptoms have gone on for more than 12 weeks, despite medical treatment. 

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Dr. Ritesh ShrivastavaMBBS, CCEBDM, Post Graduate Diploma in UltrasonographyGeneral Physician

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She should take steam regularly along with anti-allergic tablets. Many a times. Sinusitis did not get cured completely after surgery due to involvement of multiple sinuses. 

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Dr. Rasik FareedBachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), MedicineGeneral Physician

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There are bones within the nose called turbinates whose function is to streamline the air entering our nose and they guard the openings of air pockets in our skull called sinuses. These sinuses are ventilated with air which can wash away any secretions collected in it when we breath out through our nose. During infection, the lining of the turbinates gets inflamed obstructing the openings of the sinuses causing the classical symptoms of sinusitis like headache, heaviness of face, running nose. For the first few times of such infection, the lining will get back to normal with home remedies or medications and the opening becomes normal. But repeated attacks cause the turbinate to swell up into an air filled one a.k.a. Bulla ethmoidalis causing permanent obstruction to the opening and repeated infection. In such a case, a fess (functional endoscopic sinus surgery) is advisable. 

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Dr. Maj. Gen Mahesh Chander Vsm (Retd)BDS, MDS - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Advanced course in maxillofacial sugeryDentist

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I think you asked this earlier also send present x-ray of the area n a pens view may b sinus lining is perforated it’s a serious problem better don’t delay. 

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Dr. Faisal MoinDiploma - Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Diplomate of National Board (DNB)ENT Specialist

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Hello lybrate-user, let me break down your questions and try to answer in a way understandable to you. Congestion and Running Nose All the time. This might be because of Allergy to something that you are being exposed to all the time (Example. Dust) Pain in Face area, Back of Eye and Forehead, Facial Tenderness. This might be because of your Deviated Nasal Septum which has caused Blockage of Sinus opening leading to Filling of sinus and Inflammation (Left Maxillary Sinusitis on X-ray) SoreThroat Might be due to your Allergic condition or Due to Mouth Breathing. If You feel like quality of sleep/ work are being disturbed due to Nasal Problem then you can opt for Surgery. Note that Surgery can only be done on your Deviated Nasal Septum or Nasal Mucosa. It Will not give you relief if you are suffering from allergy. 

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Dr. Ramakrishna ChanduriBHMSHomeopath

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Homeopathy is an alternative medicine system which uses plants and minerals to develop remedies that augment the body's natural defenses by stimulating symptoms of the disease the patient is suffering from. Acute sinusitis finds a permanent cure in homeopathy. Though treatment takes time, it rebuilds the body's immunity to sinusitis. It drains the sinuses, kills the germs and wipes the infection off at the root, thus preventing it from recurring. When antibiotics are used to treat sinusitis, there may be side effects such as fungal infections. Fungal infection is a leading cause of chronic sinusitis. Homeopathy can boost the body's immunity which can treat fungal infections from the root, hence eliminating chances of recurrence. It can treat the symptoms of sinusitis and provide relief from associated respiratory diseases and allergies. There are different remedies available to treat the different symptoms of sinusitis, which work together to completely cure it by boosting the body's immune system without having any side effects. With Chronic sinus, soft growths arising from the mucous membrane of the nose or paranasal sinus are referred as nasal polyps. The most common treatment option suggested by a conventional system in nasal polyps is surgical removal. In most cases, nasal polyps reappear after surgery. However, surgery is a temporary fix since it does not address the body's tendency to form polyps. Homeopathy, on the other hand, offers a permanent solution by treating the root cause. Following six homeopathic medicines are usually recommended for nasal polyps - Lemna Minor, Sanguinaria Can, Calcarea Carb, Kali Bichrome, Teucrium, and Phosphorus. 

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Dr. Geeta KathuriaM.B.B.S, MS ENT, MRCS Ed ENT, Fellowship GolfENT Specialist

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Your father require proper assessment, he might need CT scan evaluation and possibly surgery for chronic sinusitis. 

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Dr. S.K. TandonM.D. Consultant Pathologist, CCEBDM Diabetes, PGDS Sexology USA, CCMTD Thyroid, ACDMC Heart Disease, CCMH Hypertension, ECG, CCCS ( CARDIOLOGY & STROKE)Sexologist

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Repeat your pcr quantitative. It can not come positive. It should be negative. Contact me on line. 

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Dr. UnnikrishnanBHMS, MPH(Public Health), CNCCHomeopath

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1 WARNING SYMPTOM: You sneeze on smelling an allergen such as perfume, dust or animal hair COULD BE: Allergic rhinitis, an inflammation of the nasal passageways. The allergen triggers the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody, which binds to cells containing histamine and causes  a blocked and runny nose. EXPERT OPINION: Forty per cent in the UK may have some form of this. TREATMENT: Antihistamine tablets or steroid nasal sprays. In extreme cases heat is applied  to create scar tissue and open up the airway. 2 WARNING SYMPTOM: Sprays and drugs have no effect COULD BE: Deviated septum. The septum is a wall of cartilage and bone dividing the nasal cavity into two nostrils. Sometimes, through an injury in childhood, it becomes slightly distorted, interfering with breathing in adulthood. TREATMENT: ‘Surgery is the only option. A septoplasty is carried out under general anaesthetic to straighten the septum.’ 3 WARNING SYMPTOM: You blow your nose and usually nothing comes out COULD BE: Nasal polyps – swellings on the lining of the sinuses that may block the nasal airways. EXPERT OPINION: Mr Nicholas Eynon-Lewis, consultant ENT surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, says: ‘Symptoms include loss of smell, mucus draining down the throat and a change in your voice. Polyps can block the drainage of the sinuses and lead to sinusitis.’ TREATMENT: ‘Polyps can be treated with steroid nasal drops or spray and may require oral steroids. If symptoms don’t improve, surgery may be necessary.’ This will reduce the risk of them returning, though they often do. 4 WARNING SYMPTOM: You feel as though you have permanent flu COULD BE: Seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever), an allergy to pollen. EXPERT OPINION: ‘Sufferers may experience headaches and flu-like symptoms such as aching and shivering alongside a blocked or runny nose,’ says ENT Surgeon Myles Black at East Kent Hospital University Trust. TREATMENT: If symptoms affect only your nose, try antihistamine sprays such as Azelastine. Decongestants like Mometasone are effective at reducing swelling in the nose and clearing the blockage. ‘Don’t use for more than a few days as these can cause “rebound congestion” where the spray causes a blocked nose,’ says Mr. Black. Prescription steroids, which ease inflammation, can be used more frequently. 5 WARNING SYMPTOM: Blocked nose in the evenings COULD BE: Non-allergic rhinitis, when the inside of the nose  is swollen and inflamed. Caused by dry, air conditioned offices and large turbinates (bits of bone just inside the nose) causing the nasal lining  to be swollen and inflamed. EXPERT OPINION: Symptoms get gradually worse and it may take until the age of 40 before becoming a real problem. ‘Blood supply increases to the nose in the evening, so symptoms will be exacerbated then,’ says Dr. Al-Ayoubi. Medications including beta-blockers, aspirin and the Pill can cause a blocked nose. TREATMENT: ‘Work with windows open,’ says Dr. Al-Ayoubi, ‘Try a nasal decongestant spray to reduce swelling. In acute cases, enlarged turbinates can be treated with lasers.’ 6 WARNING SYMPTOM: Childhood snoring COULD BE: Adenoids, small glands at the back of the nose that usually disappear by adulthood. Enlargement can cause breathing problems in children. Breathing through the mouth rather than the nose causes snoring. EXPERT OPINION: Most problems disappear by the age of ten. TREATMENT: Can be surgically removed. ‘As they rarely affect adults, if there is a problem this needs investigation to rule out the possibility of a (rare) cancerous growth,’ says Dr. Al-Ayoubi. 7 WARNING SYMPTOM: Your face hurts all the time COULD BE: Sinusitis. The sinuses are air-filled spaces within the bones of the face, around the nose, lined with mucus-producing cells to prevent the nose drying out. Sinusitis is inflammation of this lining. EXPERT OPINION: Usually it gets  better within a month (acute sinusitis). If it lasts more than 12 weeks,  it’s called chronic sinusitis. You  may also get an excess of green or yellow phlegm. TREATMENT: ‘It’s usually caused by  a virus so won’t respond to antibiotics,’ says ENT surgeon and consultant otolaryngologist Mr. Nabil Salama at the BMI The Blackheath Hospital. A warm flannel on the face can ease pain and discomfort. ‘In some cases, sufferers will be offered an operation known as balloon sinuplasty to open and drain the sinuses.’ 8 WARNING SYMPTOM: You feel anxious and irritable COULD BE: An overactive thyroid, which also causes shaking, weight-loss and anxiety. EXPERT OPINION ‘An overactive thyroid produces excess thyroid hormones. This speeds up metabolism and increases blood supply to the nose, which may cause it to feel blocked,’ says Mr. Salama. TREATMENT: Sufferers can be given a dose of radioactive iodine. As the radioactivity builds up, it destroys some thyroid tissue, allowing thyroid hormones to drop to normal. Your doctor may suggest an operation to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. 

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Dr. Sarika VermaMBBS Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery, Diploma In Otorhinolaryngology (DLO), DNB - ENT, Allergy TestingENT Specialist

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According to your CT scan report you have significant disease in your nose and sinuses. If your main symptoms are nasal blockage and headache, then surgery should give you good relief and improvement. Warm regards 

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