Ear Ringing and Sinus Pressure - Two months out from Chemo!!

amber_1234

Hi everyone,

Just looking for some support or potentially advise from someone who may have gone through the same as me?

I'm two months out from chemo (4 rounds ddAV and 4 rounds ddTaxol/Abraxane). Just over one month post-op from double mastectomy and have been doing really well - final pathology came back pretty good (did have some close margins) and I'm getting ready to start radiation next month.

A few weeks ago I started noticing some light ear ringing. It's come and gone, sometimes in both ears, sometimes in the left, and sometimes in the right. I feel like it's gotten a bit worse over the weeks. Around the same time as ear ringing started I also started noticing some sinus pressure across the bridge of my nose. No pain really and no congestion associated with it. I def had congestion after a round of chemo (mostly from AC), but haven't had that since I stopped chemo. I've been battling wicked bad dry eyes since the beginning of chemo basically. Now I'm also beginning to feel some pressure in my ears.

Has anyone else dealt with the sinus pressure/ear ringing combo?? I'm freaking myself out googling symptoms. Apparently bc can metastasize to the sinuses in extremely rare instances. My doctors all tell me not to really worry about it, but in all the articles I read, when bc does go to the sinus it's always diagnosed very late because it presents as general sinusitis. I'm also getting pretty fed up with these damn chemo side effects that are hanging on for months. When do they end??

I keep telling myself to give it some more time and not worry too much, but thought I might look for some support here also.

Thanks (very much!) in advance.

Amber

FindingOptimism

I did not have chemo but have experienced some of these same symptoms both shortly after radiation and now on the hormonal therapy.  In my case, I think it is a manifestation of fatigue because when I am well rested the symptoms lessen.  This past weekend after 4 days being able to sleep in I felt much better and my head was much quieter.  Alas, back to work this week and each day gets a bit worse.

Meow13

I experienced it during and after AI drugs.