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bigJerm

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Is GERD related to sinus headache ?
Posted: 05-16-07 13:45pm

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ive had really bad gerd for more than a decade and over the last few years
Ive had this sinus headache for about four years. 3 ct scans, septoplasty, allergy tests to confirm what I already knew and now they want to do a turbinate laser deal. Seems like its just gettting worse and worse. I wake up with sinus pressure and headache at 4 am each morning, then I try to go back to sleep with little luck. Im popping sudafed and advil clarinex and nasonex every day. I also have really bad gerd with a hiatal hernia that I take protonix for daily, I cant help but think that my headache is related to stomach contents going back in my head each night. Ive brought this up to my ent and the gi doc but they dont believe it. It seems like im in a tug of war with doctors. Im unemployed miseralbe and pretty much out of money to throw at this thing. Soon ill be under the freeway with a headache. Im not joking!!!!!..............I dont know what to do

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Richard Day Gore

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Posted: 05-17-07 18:27pm

Man, I am really sorry about your story--I went through cancer without insurance so I know what it's like to run out of money because of health issues. Have you tried sleeping slightly propped up so that your head/chest are slightly higher than your stomach? After my thyroid cancer I had reflux really bad and I put wooden blocks under my bed to elevate the head slightly above the foot; it made it harder for the acid to run up my throat to my head and it really helped. Before, sometimes it would actually shoot up into my sinuses, making for some really nasty headaches and other side effects.
Let us know how you're doing.
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Richard Day Gore
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