I'm a teacher and EVERY year at the beginning of term I suffer!
My nose has been blocked for 2 weeks. It is so bad that NOTHING is shifting the mucus. I have tried steam, hot drinks, drugs, sprays - you name it, I've tried it.
My head hurts i have pressure across the nasal bridge, above the eyes and at the sides of my temple. My voice is muffled, I can't make certain sounds (m, n, g) very well which is awful when trying to teach phonics or read a story. Sometimes when talking and when swallowing, it feels like a vacuum is being created and I is like choking slightly. It makes me cough (not a throat or chest cough) because it's though sounds get lost or stuck. I find it really difficult to explain.
When I swallow it's as though a block of mucus is stuck above the throat at the back of my nose and the other day I could feel a lump of mucus trickling down my throat. When I opened wide, a huge lump of green mucus was blocking the back of my throat. This made me gasp and feel like I was choking.
Also, now I have come down with an infection in both eyes. I have drops for them and the pharmacist said to go to GP if it isn't working within 2 days.
Should I see my GP about my sinuses? In the past they have been great but to get a same day appointment requires me to ring up, the receptionist to get GP to ring back, GP rings back and decided if an appointment is necessary. If not, i could be waiting up to 2 weeks for an after school appointment.
And now my ears are hurting slightly. 