I have always suffered from a stuffy nose since I was about 4 yrs old, im now 26 and on & off over the last 2 years ive been suffering with sinus pain, drs have always just given me an antihistamine spray.

In the last 6 weeks ive had sinus pain daily, fullness in ear, raised glands behind ear, abit of pressure pain in face and in head. I don't have a runny nose nit get a dry snotty nose. It also seems to swap sides, one day my left side is all stuffed up the next day is all my right side.

I saw my dr again yesterday (3rd time in last 2 months) as I was concerned that I might have chronic sinusitis and from what ive read on the net it can lead to meningitis if left untreated or other serious complications so I got myself very upset. My gp checked my ears and throat,s aid they were clear. Said my 'glands' behind my ears were actually 'bone', they deffinatly are glands because they are really sore and raised, how on earth can they be bone??Lol! He said he can't find anythign wrong, no point coming back to the dr 'again' use the spray and its just inflammation. I asked about it being chronc and from what I read it can lead to dangerous complications so a gp should refer the patient for a ct scan and he said I don't have acute sinusitis because id be very ill, I know I don't have this but chronic has milder but on going symptoms.

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I could scream, im a worrywart as you can all guess. How would I know if I had chronic or would I not know? Ive had sinus pain on & off for nearly 2 months, im fed up.

Ju