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Old 11-30-2016, 01:17 PM
 
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Live in Mesa outside of Phoenix and the barometric pressure sinus headaches affect me alot here. I always know the day before a storm comes in and reach for the caffeine and nasal spray to stop the migraine. Even though we are at a lower altitude than Albuquerque we still have weekly changes in pressure that wreak havoc on my head. I don't think you can get away from it, you just have to learn to deal with it. Afrin, coke and a hot shower are my go to remedies. Good luck.
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Old 02-11-2017, 01:48 PM
 
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I've only just started looking in barometric pressure variations after a whirlwind of a week here in Philly has left me outright SICK! Wednesday it hit 65F, Thursday it snowed, dropped to the 20s overnight. My "Sinus Situation" hasn't improved as today (Saturday) we're back up to 55F. I too have been found to have mold, dust, and pollen allergies. I've always thought moving to AZ would be the answer (I visited NM & AZ in college for 14 days and had ZERO sinus issues) but I'd not considered the dust. I give you props for making the move. In all likelihood I'll probably look into it now but not seriously until I'm closer to retirement- which is over 20yr away, maybe even close to 30. YIKES! Although, relocation would also help with the school situation here, I'll bet! I'm just a deeply rooted chicken-s***.
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Old 04-21-2017, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Lubbock, TX
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Thanks again for all the responses here. I've decided to remain in Albuquerque (without visiting Phoenix). Falling barometric pressure is only triggering sinus pressure for me now when there is an actual storm system. The improvement is thanks to sinus chemical cautery treatment I have been getting from my ENT. My allergies remain a problem (although chemical cautery has also cut back on some of the allergy related sinus pressure), but if I moved to Phoenix I'd have to go through the process of acquiring new allergies (and trying to treat them) all over again, without any guarantees that there would be any improvement.

You're probably lucky I didn't move there, since I most likely would have been one of those people who complain about the heat.

(You are getting my young attorney niece who landed a job with the state there good enough to pull her away from a prestigious Philadelphia law firm.)

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Old 04-21-2017, 06:47 PM
 
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I've only just started looking in barometric pressure variations after a whirlwind of a week here in Philly has left me outright SICK!
There's a lot that I like about Philadelphia, and also a lot I don't like, but I just had to get out of there given how I was feeling during my worst times of year. I also didn't have a family to worry about, I could just go.
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Old 08-05-2018, 09:28 AM
 
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Falling barometric pressure is only triggering sinus pressure for me now when there is an actual storm system. The improvement is thanks to sinus chemical cautery treatment I have been getting from my ENT.
I am following up on this not because I think anyone cares about my story specifically, but because others with the same problems might be interested.

Sinus chemical cautery made a huge difference for the the first six months of 2017. However, after that my response to it became a lot more spotty. I think it's still helping, but now it's just another thing I do, rather than one thing that is nearly a magic bullet. I am now trying neuro-acupuncture (which seems like a good potential treatment of barometric pressure sensitivity issues), but so far the results are less than stellar, at least for the sinus pressure issue. (It actually made an enormous difference with my fatigue issue after the first treatment, and, to some extent, after the second treatment. The results of the third, this past week, were pretty underwhelming though.)

Anyway, I didn't want to leave my old post without comment, as an implicit recommendation of sinus chemical cautery as a permanent cure. It still might be worth a try though.

Why do I overuse parentheses? (I don't know. Maybe it was reading e.e. cummings at an impressionable age.)
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Old 08-05-2018, 06:47 PM
 
Location: AriZona
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I am following up on this not because I think anyone cares about my story specifically, but because others with the same problems might be interested.

Sinus chemical cautery made a huge difference for the the first six months of 2017. However, after that my response to it became a lot more spotty. I think it's still helping, but now it's just another thing I do, rather than one thing that is nearly a magic bullet. I am now trying neuro-acupuncture (which seems like a good potential treatment of barometric pressure sensitivity issues), but so far the results are less than stellar, at least for the sinus pressure issue. (It actually made an enormous difference with my fatigue issue after the first treatment, and, to some extent, after the second treatment. The results of the third, this past week, were pretty underwhelming though.)

Anyway, I didn't want to leave my old post without comment, as an implicit recommendation of sinus chemical cautery as a permanent cure. It still might be worth a try though.

Why do I overuse parentheses? (I don't know. Maybe it was reading e.e. cummings at an impressionable age.)
Sounds plausible, but actually, your blatant overuse of parentheses is more of a deep emotional thing.

It's a sign that when you were in 7th grade, you were infatuated with your cute English teacher. However, she told you you were "comma crazy", because you should've been using more periods in your composition paragraphs! You flipped out. In order to impress her, you switched over to parentheses instead.
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Old 08-05-2018, 08:58 PM
 
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sounds plausible, but actually, your blatant overuse of parentheses is more of a deep emotional thing.

It's a sign that when you were in 7th grade, you were infatuated with your cute english teacher. However, she told you you were "comma crazy", because you should've been using more periods in your composition paragraphs! You flipped out. In order to impress her, you switched over to parentheses instead.
(l)(o)(l)
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Old 08-01-2019, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Vermont
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Default Low pressure issues

I've been reading and re-reading this forum because it's been so far the only place I've found people having similar symptoms: pressure in the back of the head, feeling off balanced, movement in lymph of head and neck, increased neck and head pressure, lethargy, sinus pressure, and enlarged subclinical lymph nodes to changes with low pressure barometer changes.

I came down with whatever sickness this is after taking a flight to DC 2 years ago. I've seen countless useless doctors and the only relief and change in symptoms I've had was after 1)going to San Diego for a week and then 2) getting a fever. I'm writing more about it here dromper.wordpress.com
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Old 08-01-2019, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Lubbock, TX
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Maybe see an ENT, if you have not, given how the problem originated. Of course, I can't vouch for sinus surgery helping (it didn't for me), but maybe they can find something.

San Diego probably would be best for me, but I don't see how I can afford it. (Secondarily, I find California politics really appalling.)

Thanks for the link. Some other places to look for some degree of discussion:

https://forums.phoenixrising.me/thre...ressure.18804/
https://www.crowdmed.com/case-selection?showCase=8239
https://www.cancercompass.com/messag...ll,65214,0.htm
https://psychcentral.com/blog/discuss/3917/
https://lettucethrive.com/human-baro...essure-sensor/
https://psychcentral.com/blog/discuss/3917

Right now I am focused on trying anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and mitochondria growth and function boosting supplements.

Alpha Lipoc Acid seems promising, but I am using R-ALA, because regular ALA caused too much intestinal distress. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working as well as the straight ALA, even though R-ALA is supposed to just be the active form of ALA (the part that does all the work). Still, it may be helping to a degree. It takes time to be certain, but I've had essentially no pressure this week, despite storm systems in the area. I just need to see that continue over a period of a year.

Large-dose (liposomal) vitamin C seemed to help me, but it triggered osteoarthritis for me (something I normally don't have to deal with).

In general, I am looking at things like ALA, N acetyl cysteine, acetyl l-carnitine, MSM, SAM-e, PQQ, etc.

I have had limited success with one acupuncturist, but all the others I tried haven't been able to do much. Right now I don't have the money to continue acupuncture treatments. (The one who appeared to help does not take insurance, which makes it that much more difficult).
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Old 08-01-2019, 08:06 PM
 
Location: Lubbock, TX
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To go on a bit more about my current situation, rain has been sweeping in and out of Albuquerque (mostly in very small quantities) for the last week or so. It's probably about to rain right now. No sinus pressure for me, and no more fatigue than usual today. It could be the ALA. On the other hand, I catch a break now and then even when I am not trying anything new. But I do think ALA is promising.

More links related to barometric pressure sensitivity of various sorts (not necessarily similar to my own):

https://community.babycenter.com/pos...ts_and_fatigue
Biometeorology
USATODAY.com
https://www.houzz.com/discussions/14...eather-changes
https://ehealthforum.com/health/topic105113.html
Human Barometer
https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Multip..._answer_header
https://migraineagain.com/feel-4-way...ffects-health/
https://www.medhelp.org/posts/Lyme-D..._answer_header
https://ask.metafilter.com/198140/Ho...in-the-weather
https://www.sparkpeople.com/ma/404ar...?/6/1/30403866
https://www.healthrising.org/forums/...uch-pain.5186/
https://www.neurotalk.org/depression...epression.html
https://www.crazyboards.org/topic/57...tric-pressure/
https://www.psychforums.com/bipolar/topic39075.html
https://www.socalallergy.com/nonalle...motor-rhinitis
https://themighty.com/2018/05/mast-c...ng-friendship/
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/07/u...-may-hurt.html
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