Sinus infection...still!!!!!?

Question

I am going on week five of a sinus infection...I am on my second round of antibiotics. I am feeling better, but I feel pressure in my head and jaw when I turn to the right....Is that normal for an infection? I was feeling pressure on the roof of my mouth, but not anymore..Doctor wants to do an CT scan, not sure if I want to becuase I am getting better, just slowly. Please send your advise. Thank you.

Answer 1

Yes, it is normal to feel pressure with a sinus infection. Besides an antibiotic, are you on anything to help drain your sinuses or clean out your sinuses?
My doctor puts me on guifonison- something like that spelling, which is in Humibid and Mucinex to help drain them. I usually get them twice a year. I hate sinus infections. Mine are a result of allergies and now that I take allergy medication and Mucinex regularly, I have not had a sinus infection in almost two years. Sometimes as we get older, our bodies get use to the antibiotics and it takes more or a different kind to get rid of the infections, therefore, it takes longer. 5 weeks is a long time and that is probably why he wants to take a look.

As to the CT scan, you can research it. Here is a website about CT scans http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ct-scan/FL00065It can't hurt to see if something else is going on or just to rule out what is going on inside exactly. MRI's are more detailed and more in depth. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mri/SM00035

Whatever your decision, I am sure you will make the right one. I hope you are feeling better soon.

Answer 2

Its amazing that you've had a sinus infection for five weeks! I had it for one but i got it again the next day. "In many sinus sufferers, especially those with repeated infection, there may be one or more preexisting conditions that contribute to the problem. These include a deviated nasal septum, nasal polyps, or allergies. All of these cause narrowing of the nasal passages, and often blockage of the sinus openings, which increase the chance of a viral cold progressing to a full-blown sinus infection. This is why some people undergo operations such as a deviated septum surgery or nasal polyp removal -- to improve their chronic sinus infections." That was from a medical website that has helped me with a lot when i have been sick. Sometimes it can be because of a dental problem too. I play the saxophone and while i was sick i was playing it a lot, and i didn't wash my mouth piece. If you play an instrument or anything that can carry the bacteria then wash it!!!

Answer 3

I have been dealing with the same problem for almost 2 years now. I had the CT scan done and they found out that I have bone spurs in my left sinus cavities. I have just got over a strep/staff infection from my sinus and it almost went into my brain. The dr. told me the only thing that they can do to stop the sinus trouble is to remove the sinus completely. But the end result will be a loss of smell and taste and I am looking for an alternitive to that. I am on my 25th round of antibiotics in the past year and a half and am getting sick still. Good luck. You should go and check if there are bone spurs/polyps in ur sinus' just to be safe.

Answer 4

Man, are you in the gulf coast of the U.S.?
Sinus infection it's going around. Real bad in New Orleans right now. It last about 1-2 months. No cat scan. This will have you feeling like a truck hit your upper body.

Answer 5

Hey there,
Nasal polyps are common, noncancerous, teardrop-shaped growths that form in the nose or sinuses, usually around the area where the sinuses open into the nasal cavity. Mature nasal polyps look like seedless, peeled grapes.

Nasal polyps shouldn't be confused with the polyps that form in the colon or bladder. Unlike these types of polyps, they're rarely malignant. Usually, they're thought to result from chronic inflammation or a family tendency to develop nasal polyps.

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Bye

Answer 6

Is there something wrong with your immune system?
I had a sinus infection and after one round of antibiotics I was better than new.
Try boosting your immune system with a B-Complex or specifically B-12 about (50mg) and atleast 500-1000mg of Vitamin C.

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Answer 8

feeling better is a good sign, just keep up the antibiotics for infection.

some herbal teas are good for a cold/sinus condition, that is the only time that i drink tea, when i'm sick, helps me relax and to sleep.
a saline solution for the sinus (spray) i have heard will help break up some of the congestion. ask medical advise on this first.
a fellow employee's husband had done this treatment, he was prone to severe sinus conditions.

hope you feel better soon!

Answer 9

You might want to have the CT scan. Your sinuses may be impacted. The only way to tell is the scan. There may be some type of blockage that the anitbiotics won't get rid of.

Answer 10

Here is actually a question for you, is the same kind of antibiotics you were taking the first time round? It is possible that you have grown immune to it. I did. I have to take Clindamycin now. Ask your doctor about it. I grew immune penicillin and amoxil. Hope that helps.