Feeling of Flap In Left Throat? Posted: 03-22-04 02:06am
I had sinus surgery in december after over
one year of chronic sinus infections. I
had a deviated septum corrected, resection
of turbinates and a window to left sinus.
Now 3 months after i've recovered from
surgery, but still getting sinus headaches
and pressure to face, forehead, and base
of neck. Needless to say frustrated.
Md put me on nexium in case reflux is
causing it?? The feeling i've
complained of even before surgery is a
full thick feeling in the back of my left
throat. I can feel a sort of flap move
only on the left side when I clear my
throat. (which I seem to do a lot).
Could some sort of flap be allowing
gastric stuff to leak into my sinuses?
I've never had heartburn?? Sinus
headaches are almost everyday to some
degree.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 03-22-04 03:44am
You can get gastric fluid in your sinuses,
but I don't think it's that common there
is no flap to my knowledge that would do
that. If you get heartburn at night, the
fluid gets up in your throat and if you
are lying flat it can travel from your
throat freely up in to your lower sinuses.
Is it at the back of your throat or does
it feel like it's farther down in your
throat? I would start out by trying one
thing.. Try sleeping on an incline.
That doesn't mean you necessarily have to
lift the bed up some, but maybe get some
kind of wedge pillow or stack multiple
pillows so you sleep with your head
slightly elevated (more than a regular
pillow). This will prevent any acid from
ever getting into your sinuses (if that's
actually happening.. But this will rule
it out). If you sleep like this for
awhile and it doesn't help, then it's not
heartburn. However, you can get
heartburn at night and not even know it so
even if you don't feel it during the day
you can still have it. Heartburn can
also give you a full feeling in your
throat. I've been suffering with gerd
for years now.
