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If anyone can offer any advice it is greatly appreciated.
2 weeks ago I had punctual plugs inserted as a results of dry eyes from contact use. Please note that I only have dry eye problems when wearing the contacts. My eyes felt fine prior when I am not wearing contacts with only very minor dryness.
I had the plugs removed about 2 hours after they were inserted because of how uncomfortable they were. My problems started about 1 1/2 days later.. Here are my symptoms..
-Left eye feels pain/pressure
-numbing/tingling/achy feeling just below left eyebrow and in the inner corner of my eye and nose
-sinus pressure around the eyes (worse on left then right)
-Left eye feels dry, gritty at times then watery and the feeling that something is in there other times.
-when i cry my worse eye (left) drains slower then the other eye
-my left nose feels more congested than right
-when i blink left eye feels sticky
-burning feeling underneath eyelid
I went back to the opthamologist to see if there was some problem with my ducts and he said no. I then went to my family doctor who said it sounded more like sinus problem and I have been taking allery sinus medication with a decongestant for the past few days with some relief but the left eye achy, numbing/tingly feeling under my eyebrow has been consistent regardless of the medication or pain killers I take. I'm not sure which doctor I should be seeing at this point.
Did the plug insertion/deletion cause some type of structural damage/change? Is there an obstruction? I never had any problems with my eyes (other than dryness when wearing contacts) prior to that procedure being done. I do have very occasional sinus problems (but they only last a day at most). This has been going on for like 2 weeks. Should I go back to the opthamologist (find a new one) and ask them to probe around in my ducts?
2 weeks ago I had punctual plugs inserted as a results of dry eyes from contact use. Please note that I only have dry eye problems when wearing the contacts. My eyes felt fine prior when I am not wearing contacts with only very minor dryness.
I had the plugs removed about 2 hours after they were inserted because of how uncomfortable they were. My problems started about 1 1/2 days later.. Here are my symptoms..
-Left eye feels pain/pressure
-numbing/tingling/achy feeling just below left eyebrow and in the inner corner of my eye and nose
-sinus pressure around the eyes (worse on left then right)
-Left eye feels dry, gritty at times then watery and the feeling that something is in there other times.
-when i cry my worse eye (left) drains slower then the other eye
-my left nose feels more congested than right
-when i blink left eye feels sticky
-burning feeling underneath eyelid
I went back to the opthamologist to see if there was some problem with my ducts and he said no. I then went to my family doctor who said it sounded more like sinus problem and I have been taking allery sinus medication with a decongestant for the past few days with some relief but the left eye achy, numbing/tingly feeling under my eyebrow has been consistent regardless of the medication or pain killers I take. I'm not sure which doctor I should be seeing at this point.
Did the plug insertion/deletion cause some type of structural damage/change? Is there an obstruction? I never had any problems with my eyes (other than dryness when wearing contacts) prior to that procedure being done. I do have very occasional sinus problems (but they only last a day at most). This has been going on for like 2 weeks. Should I go back to the opthamologist (find a new one) and ask them to probe around in my ducts?
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