u/roshan231

Hey all,

I was hoping some people here might be able to relate. I've been dealing with sinus issues on the right side of my face for nearly three years now.

I have to admit that a large portion of that time was due to me not seeking proper help and instead hoping the problem would eventually go away while using over-the-counter painkillers to manage the symptoms.

My symptoms are persistent and incredibly painful. The right side of my face constantly feels inflamed. If I sit down, lie down, or sleep, I have to stay on my left side because if I lie on my right side, the feeling of inflammation becomes awful. I constantly have to blow my nose to try to breathe properly and reduce the painful, swollen feeling.

This is also accompanied by a dull pain around my back teeth on the right side, which really exacerbates everything.

For treatment, I initially went to a dentist after leaving the issue for far too long. She mentioned sinusitis to me but didn't really confirm or rule out whether there was actually a sinus problem. She seemed much more focused on the other dental issues I had, which included a cavity and a tooth that needed a root canal. Fair enough, I suppose.

I ended up having to delay things even further while I dealt with those dental issues, and even after that, I still didn't really get much communication about what was going on.

I eventually switched to a GP, who, after trying some basic nasal sprays and medication, eventually referred me to an ENT specialist, who arranged a CT scan.

I was really, really hoping that this would finally reveal what the hell was going on, only to be called back and told that my sinuses were completely clear. I tried to ask whether there were any other tests or scans we could do, but the ENT immediately became very defensive and said no. "You have facial pain syndrome. The data does not lie." They then prescribed me some medication and discharged me.

I'm going to try another dentist today to rule out any underlying dental issues, as my previous dentist never really gave me a straight answer. If nothing comes of that, I'll go back to my GP and start all over again.

I'm just so miserable. I feel like I've been dealing with this for years without anyone actually figuring out what's causing it.

EDIT:

Thank you all for your advice, may have just had a breakthrough as after seeing a second dentist who took additional x-rays, it seems both my wisdom teeth on the right side are protruding basically horizontally into my molars, likely causing all sorts of issues.

I'm going to have another deeper x-ray on referral and will have the wisdom teeth removed. I'm hoping this will be my saving grace and I have no idea how my first dentist failed to mention this despite me bringing up my symptoms.

Going through private to try and get this sorted asap so it will unfortunately be quite expensive but if this puts me back to normal or will be 1000% worth it.

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I took one look at this and said "Nope!", went further up an turned at a roundabout. Am I really to cut across both lanes of this dual carriageway!?

Went back to the game after beating it when it came out and decided to replay it recently, this time on Lethal. The shocking thing is I'm actually having a far easier time on Lethal than I was on Hard. Initially I thought I'd just gotten better at the game but this charm of Last Chance that I neglected on my first playthrough is actually saving my skin so unbelievably hard.

So much so that there are actually so many duels I'm finding even easier than in lethal than on hard, just because I have this charm equipped. I'm almost thinking if I should get rid of it because it feels like cheating lol.

I top out at like 20 seconds lol