is this a panick attack!!

[maybeoneday]

i suffer with my sinuses always blocked feeling, nasel drip etc, rece3ntly though all of a sudden it feels like i cant get no air in through nose!! then i start to feel like i cant breathe, i dont get racing heart ect... i squirt saline up my nose and it helps a bit, im not sure if its a panick or im panicking because i cant breath initially!!

been like this for a year now since having a bad cold.

[psyren2201]

If you feel like you cant breathe then that would cause anyone to panic! Hopefully you can get to the route of your sinus probs and maybe that will ease the panics.

[maybeoneday]

oh thankyou, i also have gerd and when they both playing up its a nightmare!! i see hospitAL E.N.T 15TH OCT , doctors saying im panicking or hyperventilating, i am confused as i dont no if its me or because of my nose!!!

[Fly away Katie]

I think its normal to get a bit panicky when you cant breathe through youe nose (I know I do) and sleeping like it, is a nightmare. I always have to go and get the olbas oil bottle and just breathe it in.
Your nose will clear in time. Just keep breathing through it the best you can x x x

[Rob83]

My nose is exactly the same at the moment. Blocked, with pressure pain, headaches, sore eyes, all from my sinuses. I've had an examination and my GP suspects polyps, I have an appointment with an ENT specialist in 8 days (2 months waiting). In the mean time I was prescribed avamys nasal spray, it worked miracles and although it doesnt fix the problem it makes it more bareable, its a steroid though so it does have its draaw backs but I think the benefit in my case far out weighs any side effects (I've not had any that I have noticed).

When any airway is blocked it is not a nice feeling and also has the ability to cause adrenaline surges bringing on panic, just hang in there and I'll keep you posted with what the ENT specialist says to me.

[maybeoneday]

thanks rob, i have had surgery before on my sinuses, the doctor looked up my nose, said he couldnt see polyps but one side is very narrow, its not like a cold blocked up feeling, its like its very dry but mucos goes down back of throat, i often wake up choking too. it also feels like where throat and nose meet feels swollen, is that your adanoids? just hope its not panicks!!

[Rob83]

Its sounds like its not panic creating the symptoms but the other way round. I am actually hoping for surgery to just get this annoyance away. I get that horrible choking feeling too, its not very nice and it catches you when you least expect it. Fingers crossed your ENT exam will identify what is the issues and sort it out.

[maybeoneday]

i hope so, thanks rob, hope it goes ok for you too .keep me updated.