is this a sinus infection or something fatal?

Question

Is this sinus problems or is it something fatal?
ive been having pressure or feels like something heavy between my eyes on my upper part of nose

ive been having a lot of anxiety every day thinking it could be a brain tumor or brain hemrege or something fatal
and thinking im going to die every day I GO TO mental health to work on my anxiety
i dont know what this pressure is and sometimes my temples hurt also

what could this be?

im starting to freak out

i went to a doctor but he said it was sinus infection
but i had this for over a month and it has not went away

Answer 1

if it's sinus infection, you should have gotten antibiotics to treat it. they don't go away on their own. it could agitated by the high pollen counts lately. try taking some allergy medication as well as sinus meds and see if that works.

Answer 2

If your physician says it is a sinus infection, it probably is -- or at the very least, it is something related to the sinuses, which can be painful and definitely can cause discomfort. If you want to be sure you have what your doc says you have, go to WebMD (www.webmd.com) and go to their symptom checker under sinus infections. Then go to their symptom checker under brain tumor. You will be comforted by what you find.



As for a brain hemorrhage, if you had one, you would have had severe bodily responses by now or you would be unconscious or even worse, so you can forget that one.



Your sinuses are air cells in your facial bones that serve to normalize air pressure. When the linings of these air cells becomes inflamed because of allergy or infection, they thicken and close off the teeny tiny air opening into the sinus cavity. The air pocket in the sinus becomes trapped, and when the external air pressure changes due to weather or altitude, the air trapped inside the sinus cannot change, so it bulges or shrinks, causing a sensation of pressure and/or pain -- and the pain can be quite intense.



There are lots and lots of home remedies, but just about the best is simply to take a couple of aspirin or Tylenol, take some pseudoephedrine (a brand name of which is Sudafed), wait about half an hour until this stuff is in your blood stream, then stand in a steamy shower for 10 or 15 minutes and deeply inhale the steam. This alone can soften the plug and help open the sinus, but in conjunction with the antiinflammatory (aspirin or Tylenol) and the decongestant, it will probably open the sinus and relieve some of the pressure. Of course it may close again if the infection persists, but you can repeat this treatment.



If your sinus infection has lasted for a month, though, you need to call your physician and tell him it is not going away, so he can determine whether you have allergies (and give you something for that) or an infection (so he can give you an antibiotic) or if you have something else causing the inflammation.



Don't worry. A massive percentage of the population of the world has had sinusitis at one point or another in their lives, and they all survived. You will too. Just try the steam/aspirin/pseudoephedrine route, and call you doc.

Answer 3

See your health care provider as soon as possible. That thickening is due to chronic inflammation of the sinus lining. And an inflamed lining secretes excessive amounts of mucus, which predisposes you to yet another infection. You may need aggressive treatment with longer courses of antibiotics to break the cycle. Failing that, you should be evaluated by an otorhinolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat specialist) for possible surgery to permit better draining.

I hope this helps you. And good luck.