Someone Please Help Me. Physical Problems Caused By Stress?? Posted: 05-03-07 13:07pm
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
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 48 Location: SA, TX
Stress Can Do Anything Posted: 05-03-07 18:06pm
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.
