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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / August 2005Is some fluid entering 'socket' normal for irrigation?
When irrigating my left nostril since my FESS, i have had a frequent sensation that some water was 'escaping' to my left eye. As this was just a sensation and i didn't see any real evidence, i didn't think too much of it. However, today when irrigating, i definitely had this sensation again and noticed a small amount of fluid dripping down from my eye. For what it's worth, i've never had this sensation on the right side. Any ideas what may be going on here? Is it normal to have some sort of opening that a small amount of fluid could escape to my eye socket during irrigation? Or, could this be a complication of my FESS? Thanks in advance to any responses. Tyler >When irrigating my left nostril since my FESS, i have had a frequent >sensation that some water was 'escaping' to my left eye. As this was [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Thanks in advance to any responses. It is most likely something else. I think that there is no such path that the water could take, even after surgery. Now, it might be entering the sinuses around the eye (the ethmoid sinuses) but these do not have any pathway to the eye itself. It may be stimulating the tear ducts and be causing watering or irritation of the eye. That should not be a problem..... On 8/28/05 10:45 AM, in article 2rt3h1l7n3ktddf9dorh88cc02auldtt6m@4ax.com, >> When irrigating my left nostril since my FESS, i have had a frequent >> sensation that some water was 'escaping' to my left eye. As this was [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > It may be stimulating the tear ducts and be causing watering or irritation of > the eye. That should not be a problem..... There is a pathway, the Naso Lacrimal duct that drains tears from your eye into the inferior meatus of the nose. Perhaps the direction of the fluid is forcing the liquid up the duct. If you are using the Hydro Pulse Nasal/ Sinus Irrigator the pressure is set too low to allow this. > On 8/28/05 10:45 AM, in article 2rt3h1l7n3ktddf9dorh88cc02auldtt6m@4ax.com, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > forcing the liquid up the duct. If you are using the Hydro Pulse Nasal/ > Sinus Irrigator the pressure is set too low to allow this. In fact, the manufacturer of the NeilMed "Sinus Rinse" syringe irrigator knows that teary/watery eyes can be a side effect. Probably for the reason you mentioned. It's easy to make a mistake and squeeze that syringe too hard.  SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. I've been using the NeilMed kit. :) Thank you for the information, gentlemen. It's much appreciated. Tyler > When irrigating my left nostril since my FESS, i have had a frequent > sensation that some water was 'escaping' to my left eye. As this was [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Any ideas what may be going on here? Teary/watering eyes happens to me all the time--when I irrigate with a syringe rather than with the HydroPulse. The naso-lacrymal ducts drain excess fluid from your eyes into your nostrils, from where it ends up with all the other nasal secretions. It's all too easy to squeeze the water too forcefully up your nose. That reverses the flow up the naso-lacrymal ducts and sends saline solution into your eyes. SignatureSteven D. Litvintchouk Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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