Facial Tingling on Cheeks and eyebrows

[DOGLICK]

Ive had facial Tingling for 4 years..Went to 3 ENT's ..Tried nose sprays and such..  Had MRI ,allergy test and such.. Last guy I say said I have a deviated suptum .. He said  when the inside of my nose gets irratated (turbinates) it touches my suptum.. The feeling comes and  goes. It is mostly on cheeks and eyebrows , nowhere else,no other problems except snooring.. He say I can live with it or get an operation. Do you think this is the cuase.... I have learned to live with it ,but it is bothersome.    


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[National Jewish]

The turbinates are structures in the nose that help humidify and warm air, as it is inhaled.  When the turbinates become irritated they swell.  They can swell to the point of touching your septum.  The nasal septum is a plate of bone and cartilage along the center of the nose.  A deviated septum is shifted to one side.  When your septum is deviated there is less space on the side that the septum leans towards.  Generally this area is squeezed.  Surgery would return the septum to its usual position in the center of the nose.  This is generally helpful in relieving the squeezed condition of the other structures.

The sinuses are hollow areas within your head.  The maxillary sinuses are behind your cheeks.  The frontal sinuses are behind your forehead.  The ethmoid sinuses are behind and below the frontal sinuses.  The sphenoid sinuses are behind your nose.  To work properly, the sinuses need adequate mucus drainage.  A deviated septum may cause blockage of the sinuses on that side to the point that the sinuses do not drain as well.  This can cause swelling of the nasal and sinus passages.  As the sinuses become swollen, the drainage openings that lead from each sinus into the nose become blocked.  Both the swelling and the mucus that accumulates in the sealed-off sinus can cause pressure.  This is a possible explanation of the facial tingling you are feeling over your cheeks and eyebrows.

The goal of treatment is to decrease the swelling in the nose and sinus openings, so that sinus drainage improves.  Nasal decongestants or combination antihistamine/decongestants may help with this.  Please discuss these medicines with your doctor to determine which would be most helpful for you.

A nasal wash helps remove mucus and bacteria from the nose and sinuses.  This can temporarily reduce symptoms of sinus pressure.  A prescription nasal steroid spray can decrease nasal swelling and mucus production.  This will prolong the decrease in sinus pressure and improve sinus drainage.  A nasal steroid spray does not provide immediate relief of symptoms and may require several weeks of routine use to become effective.  To help the nasal steroid spray work better, use it regularly after doing the nasal wash.  Please read our Nasal Wash MedFact at http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/nasal.html for more information about this technique.  Share this information with your doctor to see if doing nasal washes regularly would be helpful for you.

[ozark]

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