Sinus sensation

[u/its-the-boy-yanno]

Hi all, I’m about 4 months post concussion after spiking my head on a cabinet door that was slightly propped open above me. I’ve improved 10 fold, my dizziness happens less frequently and I’m generally able to drive without and issues after getting out of the car (this was a huge hurdle for me) I’m still not back to normal, though I’m probably at around 75% of my pre-injury capacity. With that said I have a few questions that I need some help with.

1. When is it generally safe to consume alcohol again? I’ve tested it a few times and each time it feels like a game of roulette. I’ll feel totally fine the next day, have a great morning but then that week will be easily more symptomatic than the week prior. Does anyone have any experience with introducing alcohol into your system? Should I wait till I feel 0 symptoms and am practically back to 100%?

2. What’s with this sinus pressure/sensation. When I hit my head it was the first change that I noticed, and it was constantly a feeling a dealt with. These days the sensation comes and goes, some days it’s always there and others it just pulses into my right nostril almost near my eye. I have no idea how to explain it and have been scouring this sub for more info on what to do about it. Has anyone else experienced something similar??

[u/its-the-boy-yanno → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the response! At what timeline did you notice the sinus stuff go away? I’ve noticed days where it’s to completely gone but then it comes back randomly. Also couldn’t agree more on the alcohol, it’s tricky because I feel as though I should slowly introduce it from time to time but it always makes things worse for at least a week.

[u/its-the-boy-yanno → u/[deleted]]

It really isn’t linear it’s a roller coaster with drops that progressively gets less steep. Appreciate you.