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Excellent video! I'm 74 and have never had allergies or sinus issues before. I'm trying all the OTC stuff, but so far it's been 3 weeks of misery. One nostril is blocked, yet I can breathe IN slightly, just not out at all. I can't blow my nose, and a neti pot doesn't work because it's blocked. It seems to be worse at night, so I bought a new pillow and allergy covers for pillows and mattress. I thought it helped a little, but today it's bad again, so I guess it must be allergies. I wouldn't mind if I could just blow my nose, but when I try my ears pop.
This happened to me back in May 2024 after I got a lumbar puncture at the ER. The day after I got the procedure , I would get really bad headaches whenever I stood up or even sat up. The only thing that relived 90% of the pain was lying flat on my back. When I told this to the Nurse she didn’t seem to know what the cause was. It was so bad I started vomiting if I stood up for more than 2 minutes. The back of my neck hurt & my lower back as well. It only took me 5 minutes on google to know what it was. I got into an argument with the nurse because she was being rude for no reason when I was in pain & she even refused my painkillers. I managed to leave AMA & after walking for 5-10 minutes I became dizzy & was vomiting & shaking outside. I called 911 & when the fire department came they were downplaying my symptoms & treating me like I was some drug addict. I told them I’m not going back to that hospital & they brought me to another. This hospital told me I was fine & was getting ready to discharge me. My phone was about to die & I was in no shape to drive. I had my friend pick me & I left before they discharged me to prevent being stranded at the hospital with no way home. My friend came & when I got home I suffered stuck in bed for 3 days. Symptoms didn’t improve at all. I was 99% sure I had a CFS leak & I needed a blood patch but I was scared to go to the hospital again. Luckily there was a different one not too far & I called the ambulance & went there. When I explained to the ER nurses & doctor what I was feeling & what I believed was the cause they didn’t question me at all , they brought me into this room & gave me a blood patch & I instantly felt better. I mean like the difference was night & day as soon as they injected my blood in my spinal cord where the leak was from the lumbar puncture & my blood formed a clot to seal the leak It was so relieving. Its crazy how I figured out within minutes what was wrong with me without no experience in the medical field & yet these 2 or 3 nurses I told of my symptoms didn’t seem to know. Or maybe they did but they just didn’t care. Either way people advocate for yourself. Health care workers may have degrees & experience etc but they are still humans at the end of the day & are far from perfect. 90% of the time we know our own bodies & know when something is wrong…
am having a bad headeche and am vomiting alot , i have a clear fluid running out of my right nose and also the fluid is going down my throat i feel really nauseous, i have verey blurred vision and also i have dizziness .. at first i went to a doctor and they discribed allergic medicines but it done nothing, then one of the dr said that i have to consider "was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis." Spically that i have bad infection in blood " and a number of drs says that this fluied is (csf leak.) am really getting sick forget to mention that i did a brain surgery And after a month the fluid starts to apear, i did mri but it shows that everything is normal, please help what to do !!!!? Am depressed and i will do anything to heal ..!
am having a bad headeche and am vomiting alot , i have a clear fluid running out of my right nose and also the fluid is going down my throat i feel really nauseous , i have verey blurred vision and also i have dizziness .. at first i went to a doctor and they discribed allergic medicines but it done nothing , then one of the dr said that i have to consider “was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis.” Spically that i have bad infection in blood “ and a number of drs says that this fluied is (csf leak.) am really getting sick forget to mention that i did a brain surgery And after a month the fluid starts to apear , i did mri but it shows that everything is normal , please help what to do !!!!? Am depressed and i will do anything to heal ..!!!
Months ago I noticed my nose leaking just on the right hand side of my nose, so I went to the Doctor who gave me a spray and asked me to call back if it did not clear, that was 4 weeks ago, my appointment is this Thursday! Appointments for to See a Doctor here in Scotland in around 3 too 4 weeks! You are right, I knew something was not right, because my nose never leeks! Thank you so much for assuring me! I have not been in any accident or had surgery, I am 73 years of age, a carer for my wife, I am active every day - 10.000 too 30.000 steps a day! Thank you so much! Take care!!
CAN YOU BE SEDATED for the needle biopsies? I’ve had two separate tests with needles galore and out of my mind in pain about 15 years ago when I had it performed. I don’t think I can do this AGAIN!
This was helpful; my pronunciation of the words with "c" and "r" is deteriorating. I think it is due to the blocking of the left nostril due to deviated septum preventing smooth flow.
I applied for a job and they questioned what medications I take. The Doctor clearing me for employment with the agency requested new thyroid levels blood work and a sonogram of my thyroid which then placed me on a medical hold. The sonogram showed I have 4 nodules and I am wondering if I find a thyroid specialist will they complete a biopsy. I am concerned because the sonogram report states some are suspicious, mildly suspicious and very suspicious. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Medical malpractice wont put me on disabiity do to bi polor substance relapeses cause they give me stupid drugs sicotics not pain meds that kill pain wrist was shattered and again sicotic drugs why its medical malpractice
Fyi: Catch the fluid with a tissue. Let it dry. Notice how soft ( actually silky smooth) the tissue is where you caught the fluid. Look at the dry fluid in the sun. It looks crystalline. I gave up.on Drs. As i type this, With head tilted down, fluid is streaming from my R nostril. After 8 years of this, after landing on my head from 12 ft. The Dr visits are always the same. Its an allergy. Lol, or " WE CANT TEST BOOGERS".....Its a waste of time & $ . You win Doc. I give up.
Wonderful video! Clear, informative, educational. Thanks you! By oops with mri of the neck found large right nodule 4.3cm. The adventure awaits. Father had thyroid cancer and he was left with no thyroid and seen the symptoms and what it does to the body.
what is your e mail address , i live in perth western australia and are constantly seeing my e n t dr who did the clearing of the sinus operation , did not help ear still gets infected headaches etc one nostril running just get flipped off and take 250 each time
What about leaks into the ear? I have fluid there for over 10 yrs. Chalked up to be Eustachian tube block. My seizures are directly linked to this issue as I now know I for sure have chiari I checked my own MRI done 10 yrs ago. I LET THEM KNOW THROUGH A MESSAGE AT MY NEUROLOGIST’S OFFICE ASKING WHY IT WAS OVERLOOKED IN 2014 few yrs after I started having seizures. Wasted so many years sick my head pressure was immense my dizziness was immense I couldn’t even predict how fast I’d bring a cup of coffee to my lips I’d have to be extremely careful to not smash the glass mug against my teeth and mouth. I’m happy I got relief and haven’t went back to as worse as I once was. I’d never use and implanted draining systems other ways are possible. Chiari surgery leak patches tethered cord operations. My ear was so full for yrs before my head became worse. Steroids and antibiotics helped I think woke one day with all the pressure gone dizziness gone. I still get no proper answers or investigation into what’s happening. Another MRI next summer maybe I still will be here but losing weight and looking sick so I’m off to my next level at 35 I predict I have less than 10 yrs to go. My chiari is my brain squished into my spinal canal…… Simple overlooked and not given a simple care by any. So why should I give any care? Might just stop using the epilepsy meds and let it all take me. I cannot even get a simple massage fr anyone I’m tense in my neck and jaw all the time.
Shook my head violently several times last midnight due to anxiety on life and job finding, then I felt liquid in my nose. I feel like it's very slowly leaking through the back of my throat, but I can't confirm it because the amount was too little and there's no metallic taste. 20 hours passed and now I'm still feeling some (but too little to leak out from the nose) liquid inside my nose and the back of my throat. I'm so scared right now, hope it's not CSF leak and hope it goes away soon
I have nodules gound in routine ct scan at hospital. I tried ti do a needle biopsy yesterday. I could not do it, after the lidocaine needle, i could not do 5 more needles, was so odd and uncomfortable and now i don't know what to do. I had an ultrasound and it was over 2.
I have clogged nose on one side no matter which one right or left it changes often.Worse getting when need to sleep it's really hard when one side clogged.Tried many sprays even tried an surgey which did nothing.Doctor tells that my nose if fine and problem probably due reflux.I don't feel that i have reflux.Idk what else to try.
4:34 as a patient, my increase in intracranial pressure triggered by stuffy nose and coughing brought by seasonal allergy. Never have nasal surgery nor diagnose of brain tumor, this sudden onset of regional headache, nausea, and slight blur vision are from cerebrospinal spinal fluid leaks. Sure, the symptom can be alleviated by Advil, or rest lying down, but lots of fluid and lots of coffee will do the trick.
All Americans are iodine deficient. There’s not enough iodine in Salt and not enough in the soil, so none of the food has iodine. In addition, all the flour and bakery goods in America are loaded with bromine, and bromine blocks the iodine receptors. T3 and T4 thyroid hormones are simply three and four molecules of iodine. Thyroid hormone is a iodine shuttle in the body and a critical element for normal function of all the endocrine glands. If you are sick first do a salt flush to get the bromine out because chlorine will help knock out the bromine and then start taking it-throud or Idorol or Lugols iodine, which are a blend of iodide and iodine. You may have a cleansing reaction (herxheimer reaction) to this at first because your body is detoxing the bromine out of your cells. But all hypo and hyper thyroid conditions are normally from lack of iodine and can be fixed with iodine treatment. Get Dr David Brownstein‘s book on iodine and he will explain all of this to you for more details. Iodine prevents tumor and cyst formation and iodine even kill cancerous cells.
Thank you so much for you thorough explanation. My fiancee' has a growth on his tonsil and will be going for a second CT-SCAN net week. Blessings to you.
I tired to have one today but couldn’t go through MRI. Once they put thing over ur head and locks in place you can’t move your head and anxiety came on and I couldn’t do it 😢
