Lissy43
23-03-07, 20:36
I have had an awful pressure in my left ear now for 4 weeks or more. I had sinusitis in the middle of February, was very painful and I was given antibiotics which made me feel much better but I was left with this pressure in my left ear. I saw a dr twice about it before I went to France 2 weeks ago and I was told it was just abit of pressure after having sinusitis and I was given a steroid spray but I was told my ear looked fine both times I went.
I then caught a virus off the kids, nasty cough & cold, the children were bad with it for 10 days or so but I still have the sniffles and this bloody ear pressure 2 weeks later. The ear pressure was so bad today, my head was splitting in work and I had pressure all in left cheek and nostril, its always on my left side.
I saw my GP monday about how rundown I felt and he checked me over, I told him about my ear and he checked it but didn't say anything so I take it that it was fine. He just thought I was being a worrywart, ok which I am but I am in alot of discomfort.
I suffered from something similar last year and the drs thought I had chronic sinusitis, I saw an ENT dr and had CT scan and all was ok, he said I didn't have that and they couldn't explain it but this time round ive had acute sinusitis and now im wondering if it is chronic or do I have an ear infection or would I really know about it if I did?
I am too scared to even tell my dr next week im still suffering because he is so dismissive, he will just think its me imaging it or something. I hate having health anxiety, drs never think you are ill and you feel too scared to mention it incase they have a go at youhttp://www.baby-greenhouse.co.uk/smilies/sad.gif
I have to go see my dr friday, he wants to keep an eye on me because of my anxiety peeking again.
Am I panicking over nothing here? im steaming, taking a steroid spray and sudafed. I am just so worried its an infection or chronic sinusitis.
I then caught a virus off the kids, nasty cough & cold, the children were bad with it for 10 days or so but I still have the sniffles and this bloody ear pressure 2 weeks later. The ear pressure was so bad today, my head was splitting in work and I had pressure all in left cheek and nostril, its always on my left side.
I saw my GP monday about how rundown I felt and he checked me over, I told him about my ear and he checked it but didn't say anything so I take it that it was fine. He just thought I was being a worrywart, ok which I am but I am in alot of discomfort.
I suffered from something similar last year and the drs thought I had chronic sinusitis, I saw an ENT dr and had CT scan and all was ok, he said I didn't have that and they couldn't explain it but this time round ive had acute sinusitis and now im wondering if it is chronic or do I have an ear infection or would I really know about it if I did?
I am too scared to even tell my dr next week im still suffering because he is so dismissive, he will just think its me imaging it or something. I hate having health anxiety, drs never think you are ill and you feel too scared to mention it incase they have a go at youhttp://www.baby-greenhouse.co.uk/smilies/sad.gif
I have to go see my dr friday, he wants to keep an eye on me because of my anxiety peeking again.
Am I panicking over nothing here? im steaming, taking a steroid spray and sudafed. I am just so worried its an infection or chronic sinusitis.