Sinusitis - Can it make your eye hurt?

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DH is complaining of a sporadic pain behind his eye. He's had a pretty horrid sinus thing lately - could they be related do you think?

yes it could be as you sinuses run all round your eye. have you been given any medication?

Cheers Alypaly. No he's not been to gp yet - just taking ibuprofen. I'm trying to force him to go so we can make sure its nothing nasty but he's being obstructive

how old is he

Meanwhile try steaming over a bowl of boiling water with a towel over his head, you may have to do it every hour or so but it'll work eventually. I had sinusitis for a month once, nothing the GP prescribed touched it, my local and much valued pharmacist gave me this tip!

oh blimey yes, mine always feels like I look like old Mad One eye chappy on Harry Potter when I have sinusitis....
The steaming works for me usually, or a go with the old Neti pot.

44 alypaly!

ha ha sorry i didnt see you put DH....thought it was DS ha ha

I've had chronic sinusitis throughout my pregnancy and yes, it can be behind your eye socket. Steaming did help (with a touch of olbas oil or vicks in the water) but you should try and get your DH to see a GP. Sometimes it can be a bacterial infection (sorted with anti b's) and it is possible (though rare I believe) for it to affect sight long term if it goes untreated.

Absolutely - sinusitis makes me look like I've been crying for a fortnight and my eyes really hurt. Ibuprofen should help, but if it's infected an anibiotic would be better