Chronic sinus block and energy levels

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walkabout3005
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October 12, 2011 at 12:05 am

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Hi there, I hope someone can advise on this. I went to bikram yoga a few years ago and always came out energized and feeling wonderful. I’ve been practicing again for a good few months, but in the interim between my last excellent experience and now I have developed a chronic sinusitis problem that is there virtually all the time. I have had investigation for this with more to come.

Although I still love my yoga, as soon as I go into studio one of my nostrils blocks and I cannot get it clear. I assume this is the reason why I am so exhausted before we get to the second half of the class. I also feel pretty dizzy although I’m not a new practioner. I have carried tissues to try and clear, inhalers but to no avail. If this carries on it might be the end of my hot yoga and I will have to find something cooler(I have 9 months of a year’s membership left though. I thought the yoga would help with the sinus problem but it’s not. Please note the sinus problem is with me ALL the time. It just causes more problems in the studio than I would like it to.

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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October 15, 2011 at 4:34 am

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Hi Paul

Can you tell me what type of investigations? It may help to see what further ‘intelligence’ we can get on the subject. 😆

It seems that you are not ‘blaming’ hot yoga for the problem as it is with you all the time. So can you tell me how long you’ve had the problem? Was it with you during your first stint?

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂

walkabout3005
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October 17, 2011 at 2:33 pm

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Hi Gabrielle,

thank you for replying. The investigations are two-fold. One due to a burst facial artery I had in early 2009 and had surgery to resolve (it worked), but I think the chronic one-sided sinus problem (on the other side from the surgery) started at this time and there may have been damage to my nasal canal as both nostrils were packed to stop the bleeding. I have also had v strange sensations on the same side as the sinus problem for about four years, like a wriggling worm (please don’t worry, I know there isn’t really a worm there!) which seems to impact on vision, hearing, gives head pain, dizziness and nausea at times which leaves me exhausted. I have had only two very brief occasions, of about an hour, this year when I have been clear of the basic sensation. Have had audiology and opthalmology investigations, CT scan and MRI, with nothing found. I am due to have a further neurology appointment and I have made an appointment with my dentist to check out possible temporomandibular joint problems.I know it definitely is not a stress problem as I’m not under any particular stress, only the anxiety from the condition. My blood pressure and blood glucose are fine. I am managing to complete all classes I go to (3-4 per week) and actually there were signs last week that some of the asanas, namely those that involve lying down facing the floor, might be shifting the sinus problem briefly.

As far as my yoga goes though, it is the impact on my breathing, therfore the amount of oxygen I take in is limited, causing easy exhaustion and I think dizziness. Thanks again for your time.
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