Can someone help provide me from info please?!?

[CanadianGal33]

I've been having some bizarre head syptoms for nine months now. To make a long story short been to an ENT and he did a nasal examination and told me no infection. He also did a CT scan...results were back today which he had a look at and said i indeed to have some mild sinus disease. He didn't seem very worried about this and said he wouldn't recommend surgery or anything drastic and basically told me it would not be causing my syptoms. Anyone have any experience with this? Is this something i should be worried about??  Shouldn't he have given me an antibiodic or something?? My syptoms are on and off numbness in my face..burning and throbbing in left side of face and head (worse in the cold)..no stuffy nose or discharge..i'm just so confused! Nobody can tell me what's wrong and i'm getting REALLY frustrated!

[angelica1]

I see by your post that the ENT said he would do surgery i the future if the Rx by the neurologist didn't help.  But what kind of surgery and what for.

I have been on antibiotics many times for sinus infections, but if he doesn't think infection is the problem, he won't give you any,

Something you can do without a prescription is what is called the Sinus Flooding Procedure with MesoColloidal Silver.  It is antibacterial, anti fungal, and antiviral. Just consists of instilling dropperfuls into each nostril, but only use Meso Coloidal Silver by Purest Colloids, Inc.  Check it out at  www.purestcolloids.com. and www.purestcolloids.com/sinus flooding.  See if they can get it to you in Canada. There are no side effects or dangers.  I am going to start mine again today as I think I am having a problem again.

[CanadianGal33]

I'll have a look at that..thanks.  I used the neti pot but that only seemed to irritate my sinuses and now they're worse then ever. Does your head burn and sting when it's acting up?? And if it's not an infection what could cause it? He thinks because it only looks mild on the CT scan it wouldn't be causing me the pain that i've been having. That's why he won't do surgery until i exaust all other options.  I'm just so tired of feeling like this..it's been 9 months!! At first it was only a numbness in my face and head which was bad enough but this stinging/burning/throbbing is going to drive me insane.  It's so bad when i'm in a place that's air conditioned i want to take my head off and throw it away...it's HORRIBLE! Do you have pain with yours?

[Samguil]

Hi CanadianGal33; I have my own myoclonus post but just read yours and realize your situation is much worst then mine. I would go along with Friggy and  suggest that this could possibly be a fungal infection in the sinus. May I ask you the following question;  You said you have had this for 9 months; have you been working with vegetables or fruits in the soil last summer or last fall?  The reason why I ask this is because there is a notorious class of fungus called rhyzopus which are often found in the soil, or rotten fruit  and can cause serious  head inflammation. Altough I have not learned this in my class, I suspect that dirty  hands in contact with the nose and the lower sinus is a good mean of transmission. I don't know if friggy has something to add to that.

[CanadianGal33]

No i haven't been working near any fruit or any vegetables at all.  If it was fungus wouldn't they be able to tell that from the sinus CT scan i had?  Can fungal infections move to brain like bacterial can? That's my worst fear is they won't diagnose this soon enough and it'll be too late.  I'm not sure where i would have gotten a fungal infection...i'm praying that that isn't it.

[Samguil]

I am doing some research. I will come back to you soon CanadianGal33. Let's keep hope.

Samguil

[Samguil]

You were right; the ENT test would probably see a fungal infection, I presume.
So if it's not infection, maybe it's a a severe allergy. I don't want to overfocuse on the whole fungal issue; but  the air conditioner caught my attention. I have read reports of people with severe numbness, burning near the eyes after being exposed to Cladosporium. Have a look here: http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:91kPCLF1CncJ:www.allergyconsumerreview.com/mold-testing.html+house+basement+Cladosporium+allergy+burning+eyes&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca

Cladosporium is known to growth inside air conditioner. A quick way to know whether it would be a fungal allergy related  to the air conditioner would be by being shortly exposed to a brand new air conditioner that has none in it. If the cold air is still there but the sens of numbness is gone, it could mean something.