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Swollen tongue and sinuses

I am a 26 year old female, good health and no drugs or alcohol. I have been dealing what I believe are swollen sinuses for a few months. The swelling feels to be in the back of my throat, above the roof of my mouth but below the nose. My tongue also feels swollen at the same time, is extremely dry and has a white coating on the back. It comes and goes, sticking around for days and then going away only to come back in a few more days. I have difficultly sleeping because of the swelling and nothing seems to make it go away. Tylenol works enough for me to sleep. Antihistamines either put me in a fog or asleep and I cannot take them during the day. I have recently seen an ENT for a thyroid nodule and was told that I have GERD and was put on Prilosec twice a day. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if it is two different problems, allergies and GERD or if the GERD can also cause these symptoms.
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Has your problem gone away?  What was the cause and treatment?  My husband has been suffering with similar symptoms for two years. No one can seem to find cause.
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Unfortunately, things have gotten worse on my end. I was having intermittent swelling under my tongue, the back of my tongue, the back of my throat/roof of my mouth and my jaw. At first it was alot of swelling and discomfort. The swelling in my tongue became very intense and I was put on a 5 day course of prednisone while beginning daily claritin and a nasal spray. I felt great on the prednisone, all of the swelling went away and I could eat again. A few days after stopping the prednisone the swelling started to come back and was extremely painful. I had severe pain in my tongue, chin and jaw. It was difficult for me to open my mouth, much like when I had my wisdom teeth removed. When the swelling feeling is not there, I can open my mouth fine with no pain. Some times it is swelling with extreme pain, some times it is just swelling and sometimes it is just pain. The problem is that when I look to see if anything is swollen, it does not look any different than normal from the outside of my mouth but I obviously cannot see my own sinuses or my jaw. I am a student and was seen by university's student health (due to health insurance, this is where I must go). They did not feel any swollen lymph nodes or see any swelling. (of course it was not happening while I was there) I was referred to an ENT (appointment in a few days) and given another five day course of prednisone. During the time between the courses of prednisone I was on the daily claritin (about a week and half between doses) and it did not help any of the swelling or pain. I am at my wits end. I know the doctors are helping as soon as they can, I am just trying to find any opinion that I can to help me end this quickly as I cannot stay on the prednisone forever but when I am off of it, I am in pain and swelling.
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Hi

Thanks for writing.

Yes, GERD can also cause these symptoms as the acid that comes up from stomach is a very strong irritant. Avoid going to bed or lying down after a meal. Try to sleep at 45 degree inclination by arranging your pillows accordingly. Avoid excess of tea, alcohol, smoking, caffeine and fried and spicy food. Of course, take your medication.

Alternately it could be fungal infection causing whiteness. White tongue could also be due to poor mouth hygiene, stomach and liver problem or due to uneven teeth.

I think you should discuss these possibilities with your doctor. It is difficult to comment beyond this without examining. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted.

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