Hey, JohnnyV. Its good to hear from someone else getting these odd headaches. I've had this for about a week. I had been trying to decide whether I should go to the eye doctor or not months before I started getting these. I was kind of relieved to hear that I had astigmatism. Sure, its not wonderful, but it does give an explanation for these weird headaches, haha!
Hi Gamezill, I get the same thing. I have astigmatism also and get these headaches on and off just like you described. I think that it has to do with your sight. I think I get the headaches from my vision (unable to focus) and it causes a mild motion sickness. It never gets worse, and it can stop just as quickly as they start sometimes, depending on the brighness of a room or if I am viewing something really busy (freeway driving, etc). The busier the view, the more of a headache for me. Looking to the sides and moving my head quickly causes this. I try to keep my head looking forward and not to strain. My eye doctor gave me a vision correction, but said it May or MayNot help. Its the astigmatism. Just an opinion. -J
Thought I would give a brief update of what's been going on since my first post here. I started taking decongestants and they do not seem to help matters. I went to the eye doctor yesterday because the pain seemed to be on the right side of my head and around my eye. I was diagnosed with astigmatism and prescribed glasses; however, the glasses won't be in till next week. Anyhow, I continue to have the headaches, but they seem to stay with me even when I'm sitting down. They will not go away, even when I use decongestants. They are not heavy or unbearable headaches; just dull and obnoxious. I went to the doctor last week and he performed a neurological test on me. He claimed everything was fine. So my question is, could these constant headaches be a mixture of my case of astigmatism and sinuses? I'm just a little concerned, seeing that I do not have a history of long headaches. As far as my physical health goes, I'm fine. I am functioning normally. I am not getting randomly nauseous or walking unbalanced. I feel fine; it's just this pesky headache. So should I be concerned about this, or is this a blatant overreaction?
Thank you, Doctor. I will definitely try these treatments. Hopefully this stuff will clear up in the next week. Its not unbearable, just annoying, haha!
Hi,
The possibility of sinusitis is very much there because the pressure headaches due to sinusitis generally worsen on bending forwards and head movement.
I would suggest you to take steam inhalation at least 3-4 times a day and once before bedtime. It will help in relieving congestion.
OTC decongestants will also help. Keep us posted on how you are doing.