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asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 9th, 2006

hello im a 17 year old male who smokes..i been smoking for almost 3 yrs. i been sick with sinusitus for about 4 days and now its better (i tink) my nose dont run anymore and i can breathe but my head still feels as if it has pressure in it and SOMETIMES it hurts but not alot. it does keep me up all day and all night i cant sleep i been up for about 3 days my doctor told me it was my allergies but i still have this headache/head pressure going on. also i have been having vision problems where my eyes go blurry im thinking i have a brain tumor, what do you reccemedn me to do? go back to my doctor or just wait these symptoms out and also do you think i could have a brain tumor? thats what im scared of but i cant get a MRI cuz the doctors always say no i just want a second opion please thank you

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 15th, 2006

Cancers Answer A131

Sinusitis accompanies headaches, especially in the frontal plane of the head. Anxiety also accompanies headache as a usual symptom. Additionally, many disorders of the eye can cause a headache. There could be a million reasons for a headache and you have become obsessed with one of the most uncommon ones – a brain tumor. You can go to an ophthalmologist for an eye examination (visus, bottom of the eye, campus), after that you request an MRI to ease your fears.

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