Sinusitis FAQ

Frontal sinus pain in shallow dive

Question:

Hello… Today I made numerous dives to the main drain in my swimming pool.  …I’m having a leaking problem ;-(     The pool is only 7 feet deep, but I noticed after the first 4 dives,  (I only stay down 15 sec.) I started getting pain in the lower half area of my forehead when I neared the bottom. It would become very minor on surfacing, but on my sixth dive down, the pain became quite severe that I could only remain a few seconds. I use a nose plug, so the only way that the pain cold develop was from the exterior water pressure.   It’s now been over an hour since I dove down, yet it still aches if I push on my eyebrow area. Is this common for divers, or is it indicitive of further infection? .Has any one else experienced these conditions?  …Thanks…..Jon  

Response:

Sounds like the frontal sinuses didn’t get air in as you descended. Suggests a possible blockage. Doesn’t mean you have sinusitis. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.hydromedonline.com/presentingthehydropulse/

Response:

Sounds like the same problem i was/am having when landing with an airplane. I live in The Netherlands, but am going to LA and San Francisco again next week. I hope everything goes ok, i know already that i will sweat during the last 30 minutes of the flight, when we go down again. I sure hope that i do not get those pains again in my forehead/eyebrow area…..Last time i thought i was going unconsious….. Andries "ENTconsult" <entcons…@aol.comnospam> schreef in bericht news:20030902221256.19898.00000529@mb-m28.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Sounds like the frontal sinuses didn’t get air in as you descended. Suggests a > possible blockage. Doesn’t mean you have sinusitis. > Murray Grossan, M.D. > http://www.ent-consult.com > http://www.hydromedonline.com/presentingthehydropulse/

Response:

Hi Doc. …I am plagued by sinusitis in my ethmoids, plus a touch in the bottom of my left frontal.   …Is it possible that the ethmoid infection can prevent air from getting into the frontals? Since irrigating, I have had few noticeable problems with my frontals.  IE: Headaches   …Jon  

Response:

ask your doctor about using a Benzedrex inhaller for this problem of sinus blockage when you fly. The vapor is good about opening the sinus openings. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.hydromedonline.com/presentingthehydropulse/

Response:

The sinus ifection is not limited to one spot, and the inflammation can block the frontal sinuses. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.hydromedonline.com/presentingthehydropulse/

Response:

Filed under: Ethmoid sinusitis

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