ana_22 Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 hi, for the last 2 weeks i've been getting a pressure like in the middle of my nose.....it happens while im standing or sitting.....rarely does it happen when im laying down. blood pressure is normal while it happens. i mentioned it to my dr, she doesnt know what to attribute it to.just wondering does anyone else experience this?thanks for your replies!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icthus Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 I'm not sure if this is related or not but...When I go into a reaction, sometimes my nasal passages occlude - as if I had a cold - and it is very difficult to breathe through the nose. As I'm coming out of the reaction, my nose "clears up" but there is no drainage. It just opens up on its own. I asked my ENT what's going on. While he said he'd never heard of a patient complaint like that (he's in his 60's and an award-winning ENT), he did add that there is a part of the nose anatomy that is controlled by the autonomic system. He felt it was reasonable for these episodes to occur given my dysautonomia issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 google Vasomotor Rhinitis. It is the ANS version of chronic sinus infections. Apparently the blood is sent to the nose and swells the membranes, mimicking or even creating a sinus problem and giving you a stuffy nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyYount Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 This happens to me too and I was just diagnosed with Vasomotor rhinitis as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle F. Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I don't know if this helps, but sometimes, right before a presyncope episode, I suddenly feel a relief of pressure in the area of my sinuses near my nose bridge, but at the top of my nose. Since I now realize I have this "relief of pressure", I notice the chronic pressure I have. No drainage, just tightness and pressure. Actually, I've been noticing more pressure in the sinuses on the inside of my cheeks. I hope at least some of this makes sense.My 15 yo dd has been dx'd with vasomotor rhinitis. I wonder if this means she may be headed down the path I am on. Michelle F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Hi everyone,How exactly do you get dx'ed with vasomotor rhinitis. I think I have it, but I also have some really nasty allergies. How can the ENT tell the difference? Isn't it a dx of exclusion: if you don't have bacterial or fungal sinus problems, and you don't have allergic rhinitis, then you have vasomotor rhinitis? Or is there a test to tell the difference?THanks,Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csmith3 Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Yes, I think vasomotor rhinitis is a diagnosis of exclusion - ie, you have symptoms of allergic rhinitis, but no allergy can be found on testing. The specialist I saw also mentioned that people with vasomotor rhinitis often mention that certain things, eg, cold air, make their symptoms worse where there clearly can't be an allergy and it's the same things that come up time and time again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle F. Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 My dd was dx'd with vasomotor rhinitis by a really good allergist. She did have an allergy test, but I think the doctor's dx was mainly dependent on her chronically running nose and conditions under which she has the most trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I get pressure in my nose, but mnore often I get it in my ears. The ear thing I know is related to blood pressure. I always thought the sinus pressure was related to my ear because the nose and ear are connected. Also, sinus pressure/pain can be a symptom of migraine headaches. It is all very confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewatcher Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I get pressure in my nose, but mnore often I get it in my ears. The ear thing I know is related to blood pressure. I always thought the sinus pressure was related to my ear because the nose and ear are connected. Also, sinus pressure/pain can be a symptom of migraine headaches. It is all very confusing!I get pressure in my ears too! Every time I bend over or burp, etc. If I try to valsalva, my ears squeak! When I bend forward, all the sounds get muffled and it feels like I'm diving in deep water. Is that a BP thing too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCat Posted August 24, 2008 Report Share Posted August 24, 2008 Even when my hear rate is normal,I get a pressure between my eyes and behind my nose to the middle of the head. Foods sometimes trigger it. It's so bizzare and because of that I figure it's neurological. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ana_22 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 my pressure is more like someone is squeezing my nose, would this be vasomotor rhinitis?? my nose is neither runny or blocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogini Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 It probably depends, but would think pressure in the nose or sinuses without any discharge could be a headache/migraine. On the ears, I think changes in BP or heart rate/rhythm can cause ear pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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