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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Sinusitis / December 2006Sleep (lack of) and sinus symptoms
Has anyone else noticed a very strong correlation between lack of sleep and an increase in sinus problems?? Almost every sinus infection I've gotten seems to happen the day after I only got 1-5 hours of sleep. And when I have a sinus infection it seems better after a real good night's sleep and worse after a poor night's sleep Mel > Has anyone else noticed a very strong correlation between lack of sleep and > an increase in sinus problems?? Absolutely ... without sleep your bodily resistance to disease decreases. Lack of proper sleep can also can many illnesses including high blood pressure, heart attack, mental illness, car crashes, fights and arguments, and about a few thousand or so other nasty things. -- RB > Has anyone else noticed a very strong correlation between lack of sleep and > an increase in sinus problems?? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Mel I know that this is going to sound crazy, but I actually feel better with less sleep. I was sleeping 8-9 hours a night, having to take a nap in the afternoons and still exhausted. Now, I can't sleep over 2-3 hours at a time, although it has improved recently since my surgery and I have been under less stress. So sometimes I'm up most of the night and sleep a little throughout the day. Then I'll crash for a few days and sleep for hours at a time, but feel worse. Mine seems to correlate with being able to rinse out the mucus. If I can't get it rinsed out regularly it gets stuck more and harder to get out. Has anyone else had a similar experience to this? As a general rule, sleep has restorative properties and I'm sure that it is best to get a good night's sleep whatever the health condition is. Kathyw >> Has anyone else noticed a very strong correlation between lack of sleep and >> an increase in sinus problems?? [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >Has anyone else had a similar experience to this? A deep, sound sleep is more likely to be associated with a sinus headache for me later the next day. It must have something to do with pooling of secretions in whatever position I end up in when sleeping soundly. same here. i do try to give myself one day a week where i can have a long sleep (>6 hrs) but almost always wake up with sinus pressure and pain. I rarely sleep more than 1 hour straight (wake up with breathing, sinus problems). Usually spend 10 hours (6 at night, 4 in afternoon) just lying in bed "resting" without falling asleep. It's not enjoyable rest, but body needs it. If I don't get the 10 hours, my sinuses go crazy (more than normal) and I walk around like a dead man with swollen sinuses and fainting feelings the whole day. And this swolleness makes it harder for me to sleep the next night, which makes sinuses more crazy, etc. etc. A vicious cycle like this happens and it's hard to get out of it (I'm in on right now, as I haven't slept a single hour last 2 weeks, just a lot of "horribly unenjoyable resting"). So in conclusion, yes the correlation can be VERY STRONG. HI I find this sleep thread interesting as I find if I sleep deeply and long (more than 6 hours) I generally feel worse in the morning than I would if I have had a restless or short sleep. Its as though mucas pools in my sinuses or somehow my tubes get irritated by a deep long sleep. (Of course too many restless sleeps makes me worse in the long run) Has anyone with this symptom found a solution to minimise sinus irritation during sleep? Perhaps waking myself up every couple of hours might make a difference? I have been trying for my whole adult life to get up early. Just this last week I tried again. Tried for 9:00 am. Felt like sh.t the whole day. Kept at it the next few days always trying. In bed by 10:00-11:00 pm up around 9-10. But it is not enough sleep. I need about 12 hours or I feel like sh.t all day long. Finally had to sleep the whole day until 5:00pm to recover. I am pretty sure I have some kind of sinus problem. My upper rear teeth throb off and on constantly for the last few years. I get sick real easy. Tons of preasure on my forehead, Ashma, Allergies, Feel like crap all of the time. I have been doing the nasil rinse along with other things and it helps. But no matter what I need tons of sleep. Sometimes I feel worse after too much sleep but I always feel like sh.t without 12 hours. How is someone supposed to exsist when 2/3 of their life is in bed?? On 12/2/06 6:46 PM, in article 1165114008.339696.6090@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Uriah" <uriahsky@hotmail.com> wrote: > I have been trying for my whole adult life to get up early. Just this > last week I tried again. Tried for 9:00 am. Felt like sh.t the whole [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > but I always feel like sh.t without 12 hours. How is someone supposed > to exsist when 2/3 of their life is in bed?? This condition is not due to sinus or allergy. Best to get a diagnosis. First check with your family doctor and if they feel it best they can refer you to a doctor who is a sleep specialist. There is an association of doctors who specialze in that field and you can look them up on the net. On 12/2/06 10:48 AM, in article 1165085314.165097.139940@j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, > Perhaps waking myself up every couple of hours might make a difference? No, I guarnantee that will make you feel worse. |
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