Sinuses
I'm starting to wonder if I have a chronic sinus problem.
I have a semi-permanent post-nasal drip and occasionally during rapid descents (eg 7000 to 1000ft) get a pretty severe pain across the lower forehead, over the eyes. It seems like the Valsalva manoeuvre helps at the time but a slightly bruised feeling can last for a day or so afterwards.
Recently I had a fast jet trip, and as soon as the pressurisation came on I suffered a very sharp localised pain just at the top left side of the nose. I managed to clear it but there was a slight problem throughout the trip and it got bad again during circuits.
Occasionally I suffer from pain around the L eye and in front of the L ear for no particular reason. Finally, another piece of (possibly non-related) info is that many many years ago I had my L cheek put back into place after a motorcycle accident.
I'm starting to put all this together and wondering whether it adds up to a sinus problem, or maybe some latent issue from the cheek repair all those years ago. Any opinions or suggestions from the knowledgeable?
HFD