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Can Sinusitis Cause These Symptoms?

1. Constant brain fog.
2. Short term memory problems.
3. Word finding troubles.
4. Lack of interest in things.
5. Anxiety/Panic Attacks.
6. Obsessive thoughts.
7. Tinnitus in my right ear.
8. Pressure between eyes and bridge of nose.
9. Hard to breathe through nose.
10. Trouble concentrating.

I'm not congested and nothing comes out of my nose when I blow.

I suffered a TBI in June of last year and have had 3 CT scans and one MRI that all showed Acute Sinusitis on the right side. My TBI symptoms recently have gotten worse over the past months and I'm wondering if it could be caused by the Sinusitis getting worse...since the sinuses are so close to the brain. I started taking anti-biotics for the Sinusitis awhile back but I ended up being allergic to them and broke out in a serious rash on my chest. I noticed the symptoms I described started to get better and then suddenly got worse after I stopped taking the anti-biotics. It could have been pure coincidence. Anyways, just trying to get to the bottom of things.

Any help or incite would be great.
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It can cause some of those things. Numbers 1,7,8,9 & 10. Are you washing your nose with warm salt water? Get a neti pot and do that every single day at least once - and get some guaifenesin.

My 2nd ENT sat me down and said : "I'm going to give you the keys to the kingdom:  Control the mucus.  Mucus is caustic and it creates inflammation if it lingers in your system".  
And he told me to wash my nose with warm saline every day and he prescribed guaifenesin - he also told me "guaifenesin fights inflammation by adding water to mucus". This was years ago--1995--and I have taken
it every day since. It helps my sinuses stay clear. It helps the mucus drain and this dis-inflames the sinuses. Now you can buy guaifenesin over the counter...brand name is "Mucinex". And I wash my nose at least once a day and have since 1995.
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Yes sinusitis cause all this symptoms :( take all your medication so it don’t become chronic like mine :(
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No medication cures sinus.... allopathy only "treats the symptoms". They can't "cure" sinus. Let me help you. Email  me your symptoms on ***@****. If I find I can help you we can even arrange a call.
I cured my sinus after 2 long years when doctors failed to help..... I can help.
Thanks I can’t see your email can you please give me your kik or something
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I have had troubles with sinus for about 2 years now. It got way better after I moved out of Delhi. Almost cured. But the sinus journey in Delhi was quite agonizing and interesting at the same time.
I would say your question is justified and the same used to be my question at one point of time. But I was clear about the answer. YES it is. Since my mucus overproduction was triggered only in Delhi's areas, I took some time to experiment with this thing and if I moved to a better AQI place like my home town, I would be relieved of so many things. Since I work in coding domain in my office, so I could make out the relatively subtle effects of sinus by comparing my behavior and performance patterns with and without sinus. Only people doing some mental job like coding algorithms and analytical task would tell you about sinus and points(1,2,3 and 10).

Well I will answer point wise:
1. Constant brain fog.
BIG YES.
2. Short term memory problems.
AGAIN BIG YES.
3. Word finding troubles.
YES ALL KIND OF READING. I bet your ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses are filled, you don't have problem with just maxillary. I will explain.

See when ethemoid or sphenoid are filled, they restrict eye-lid movement and make the area above and behind your eyes heavier.
Now Reading, my dear involves lot of muscles in the eye-lid area, so much so that eye-lids movement is a reflection on weather you are extrapolating or recalling something while reading. One can tell from your  eye-lid movement.
Now with sinus you restrict it and make it heavy, you gonna loose a lot of analytical skill, most notable to general people: Reading.
PEACE OF ADVICE: Use regular hot compress in that area (eyelids and eyebrows)(using hot cloth) if you don't wanna loose your mind. Or it's just a matter of time before anxiety and depression sets in.
4. Lack of interest in things.
TOTALLY, you are drained of all energy. You are skeptic about what would trigger your sinus again, you are paranoid, you feel feverish all the time. Why would you be interested in anything at all.
5. Anxiety/Panic Attacks.
YES. Use regular hot compress in that area (eyelids and eyebrows)(using hot cloth) to avoid that.
6. Obsessive thoughts.
YES. Use regular hot compress in that area (eyelids and eyebrows)(using hot cloth) to avoid that.
7. Tinnitus in my right ear.
YES. That's medically true anyways
8. Pressure between eyes and bridge of nose.
That's where ethmoid IS.
9. Hard to breathe through nose.
YEAH. Hot compress around nose bridge and  maxillary sinuses. The thing is medical literature is not clear on this. BUT for many of us our maxillary sinuses are a part of the direct air input and if they are filled you gonna feel this. So hot compress around your nose and cheeks, let the mucus drain, you will fell the difference.
10. Trouble concentrating.
TOTALLY.
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No, I haven't been doing anything to treat the Sinusitis...except the time I took the antibiotics and ended up being allergic to them. Thanks for the suggestions. This is very good information.

Are you sure that this will rid me of the Sinusitis? Do you think I should get some antibiotics (that I'm not allergic to) to treat it as well?
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I have been going through the same thing for the past year. I had a concussion and then was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome but then from being in my house so much to rest, with major allergies to things in my house I developed pansinusitis. Nothing seemed to be getting better. Brain fog, memory issues, pressure, and everything getting worse after heavy lifting or exercise. After several doctors over the past year trying to tell me I was depressed and shove medication at me that I knew would only mask the issue, I kept pushing and pushing my primary to find the real cause.  I finally found a craniofacial/ENT/plastics doc that I was comfortable with doing sinus surgery. My case was extreme so I'm not saying you need surgery. But I AM saying to push your primary care to look for the root. You are not crazy, your symptoms are real and it is THEIR  job to do the hard work to find out the root cause.  Find an ENT that will work with your allergies to anitbiotics, explore holistic routes, keep fighting!!!  Make sure your ENT and primary are communicating and not just ping ponging you back and forth. I just had surgery today so I don't know if this will do the trick but I'll let you know!

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