Congestion and watery eyes

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JahJahwarrior

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This might be a dumb question.

I have been told by dentists that I have large sinus passages. I've usually found that I can dive with a cold without any issue, but after a cold, it takes me weeks to finish flushing pleghm out of my system.

The most annoying thing about colds to me though, is how the congestion affects my eyes. Typically, only one, often the left eye. When my head is full of snot, every few minutes, I will feel something like you feel when you are about to sneeze, but then I don't sneeze and instead my eye tears up.

Did I just hit my head really hard as a baby? This happens when I take any manner of medicines to clear congestion, such as Mucinex, Psuefedrine or however you spell that, or even Advil.

Of course, googling "when I have a cold it feels like I am going to sneeze but then I don't and my eyes water" turns up nothing... :)
 
JJ,
That sounds like a question for Doctor Mike. Have you tried PMing him?
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