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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / February 2006How can I tell if PND is causing my chest problems?
I feel mucus in the back of my throat almost constantly, and I occasionally suffer from tight chestedness, and a very dry unproductive cough, yet I don't tend to feel really phlegmy in my chest. I know I am suffering from sinus problems (ie bouts of extreme pain almost always above my left eye), I've been chest x-rayed and blood tested extensively in hospital and had an x-ray done of my sinuses. My main problem is that I am unsure if my breathing problems in the chest are to do with anxiety (not in the emotional sense, as such, just some medical definition of anxiety) or as a direct result of the sinuses and post nasal drip as some have described here. Or some combination of the two. I've probably asked minutely different variants of the same question here before but I will not get to see an ENT for some time and I guess it's not easy to stop trying to work things out myself. >I feel mucus in the back of my throat almost constantly, and I >occasionally suffer from tight chestedness, and a very dry unproductive [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >sinuses and post nasal drip as some have described here. Or some >combination of the two. They're sure as heck aggravated by having the mucus in the back of the thraat constantly, whether or not the latter is the full cause. You probably can't separate it all out. It's all part of the one respiratory system. Whatever is irriatating your nose and sinuses (allergic inflammation, infection) is also irritating your lungs, both directly and indirectly. You *have* to resolve or improve your sinusitis. When you do, your breathing should improve too. I doubt it is anxiety. People used to say alleriges were of emotional origin and are still trying to blame too many problems on anxiety. As to the constant mucus in the throat, what that may mean is that one or more of your sinsues is probably filled with mucus which is constantly spilling over. That needs to be resolved. Irrigation may help as an interim measure while waiting to see the doctor. >I've probably asked minutely different variants of the same question >here before but I will not get to see an ENT for some time When you say "for some time" how long do you mean? I hope it not more than a month or so at most... > and I guess >it's not easy to stop trying to work things out myself. Hi Don, Yeah I've not really thought it's anxiety either, I guess the problem is alot of people including doctors don't seem as open to the possibilities of sinuses causing some of my problems. And hence I doubt myself a bit. The only thing that makes me even slightly believe it's anxiety is that the meds I was prescribed do tend to make it seem easier to breathe, though I never take them unless I'm at work and find breathing difficult etc. I guess it's possible for these to trick your body though? I've no history of anxiety or of anything like that really, I was kind of keen to stop taking Xanax as soon as I was prescribed it, though to be fair to my doctor he didn't just throw it at me for the sake of it, just suggested it. My ENT appointment is in about 2 months. I've ordered the Grossan irrigation kit so hopefully that will help a little. I suspect I have some kind of problem with swelling, I know if it's a really cold day my nose seems to seal up even more, and very little mucus seems to drain out of my nose, if any, from day to day. >I suspect I have some kind of problem with swelling, I know if it's a >really cold day my nose seems to seal up even more, and very little >mucus seems to drain out of my nose, if any, from day to day. Right sinusitis is all about inflammation...... On 2/12/06 4:39 PM, in article tfkvu1dqicotva3dcs2io8enkdsk8svv00@4ax.com, >> I feel mucus in the back of my throat almost constantly, and I >> occasionally suffer from tight chestedness, and a very dry unproductive [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >> and I guess >> it's not easy to stop trying to work things out myself. Whether or not the pND is the cause of your chest being tight, you need to get the tight chest treated NOW. On 2/12/06 3:07 PM, in article 1139785671.942697.35420@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com, "mr_lamouche" <RonanFitzgerald@gmail.com> wrote: > I feel mucus in the back of my throat almost constantly, and I > occasionally suffer from tight chestedness, and a very dry unproductive [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > here before but I will not get to see an ENT for some time and I guess > it's not easy to stop trying to work things out myself. If you are having a tight chest, the answer is to get a bronchodialator. Ask your doctor about using one ASAP. I have tried to get it treated but nobody has really attempted anything, would a lung x ray have shown them it was PND or not? My chest is not tight every day, it comes on sometimes. |
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