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Q: Someone Please Help Me. Physical Problems Caused By Stress??
asked by: VerdisQuo on May 3rd, 2007
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This is kind of a long story so I will try to keep it as brief as possible.

I am a 20 year old male. Around 3-4 years ago I developed a problem with my ear. It constantly felt plugged, and I couldn't "pop" it. I went to my doctor and he didnt know what was wrong. I saw an ENT and he told me it was probably a deviated septum which blocked my breathing in one side and plugged up the eustasian tube. Over time, the problem got worse and spread to the other ear. I saw another ENT that said my eustasian tube was fine and he put a tube in my ear to try to release the pressure. That didnt help. I started developing other problems. My jaw pops now on the left side. I went to a TMJ specialist and he said it was normal. I have developed constant muscle spasms in my face. I have tightness in my leg muscles, I have bad allergy problems, I have a pain in my front tooth, I have a weird numbness feeling in my tongue. My face has become very red and I flush easily. I have seen many doctors, ents, tmj specialists, dentists, oral surgeons. And nobody can find the problem with me. Ive had a CT scan and an MRI that both came out normal (and my doc said I had one of the straightest septums hed ever seen after looking at the scan....go figure)

The only answer I can think of is stress causing all of this. I am pretty stressed out (although a lot of the stress is from all of my physical problems). I also have pretty bad self esteem issues. I am getting better with that, but they are definately still a big problem.

Any advice on what I should do next? i feel like I have wasted my time being bounced around between doctors and I feel like the problem keeps getting worse and Im losing sight of a solution. Ive been thinking of going to see some kind of therapist or something. maybe if I can work out my stress the physical problems will start to go away too. Any help you can offer would be appreciated and thanks for putting up with my long post
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ocdengineer
replied on May 3rd, 2007
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Stress Can Do Anything
Stress can cause almost any symptom you can dream up. I would suggest you find an anxiety disorder specialist and see what he/she can offer. You may just need to work on some relaxation techniques such as meditation or breathing techniques. CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can also be helpful.

Good luck,
OE
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zmiroshnikov
replied on June 20th, 2009
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Ear plugged up
I have what seems to be the same type of problem. Right ear plugging up and also causes dizziness. I have to rub my face a lot to stay alert also. Various things have been "eating me" and I feel this is what is causing it.
Enough! It is time to get patient, find some foundation with my current situation, build up from it and kick this nasty thing out of the head!
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