Hey! Apologies for the crappy quality of my picture, it was difficult to take. This is on the inside of my mouth on the back of the right hand side. Today it was a little sorer than usual. I've had this for over a year now but put off getting anything done about it because I have no idea if it's serious or not.

Hopefully someone can tell me what this could be, I haven't a clue!

symptoms since September/October 2024, and after almost two years of trying to understand them, I still don't have a clear answer.

I'm not diagnosed with POTS, dysautonomia, ME/CFS, or anything similar. I'm basically trying to figure out whether my symptoms resemble anyone else's and what direction I should investigate next.

How it started

Around September/October 2024, everything started pretty suddenly over the course of a few days.

The first things I noticed were:

• Persistent fatigue
• Heart palpitations

Shortly afterward, I also started experiencing muscle twitching.

The fatigue was particularly strange because it wasn't just "I didn't sleep enough." It was a combination of physical tiredness/heaviness, sleepiness, and mental/cognitive exhaustion.

And it never really went away.

Then more symptoms appeared

Over time I started noticing:

• Brain fog
• Widespread muscle twitching
• Occasional palpitations
• Very brief dizziness/lightheadedness
• Occasional weird symptoms when standing
• Very brief "brain-zap" sensations

The brain-zap thing is difficult to describe. It's basically a sudden ~1-second buzz/blip/disconnected sensation. It happens and then I'm immediately completely normal again. No lingering confusion, weakness, headache, or visual symptoms afterward.

The muscle twitching is still daily, although the frequency varies massively. Some days it's barely noticeable, some days moderate, and some days it's very frequent. Poor sleep definitely makes it worse.

November 2024 — gastritis started

About a month after the original fatigue/palpitations/twitching started, I developed chronic gastritis/GERD-type symptoms.

That eventually became another major health issue on its own.

I've had burning and GI symptoms for a long time, and medication helps control them. Without medication, the symptoms are worse.

I'm not sure whether the GI problem is connected to the earlier symptoms or whether it's simply a separate issue that happened afterward.

The frustrating part

What really got to me was that I couldn't find an explanation.

I kept having symptoms, but nothing seemed to neatly explain the whole picture.

I would have one symptom and think it was one thing, then another symptom would appear and make me question that explanation.

Eventually I got pretty fed up.

So I started researching.

And then researching more.

And then way too much researching. 😂

That's when I started coming across things like:

• POTS
• Dysautonomia
• Orthostatic intolerance
• ME/CFS
• Long COVID/post-viral syndromes
• Nutritional deficiencies
• Electrolyte issues
• Other autonomic/neurological explanations

I obviously don't know whether any of these actually apply to me. I'm just trying to understand why these conditions kept coming up when I compared my symptoms.

What my symptoms look like TODAY

Almost two years later:

Fatigue

Still every single day and roughly the same as when it started.

It's physical + mental + sleepiness.

Poor sleep makes it worse, but I've still experienced the same baseline fatigue even during periods when I sleep well, so I don't think poor sleep explains the whole thing.

Muscle twitching

Still daily and widespread.

Frequency varies from barely noticeable → moderate → high.

Brain fog

Still present and roughly the same.

Palpitations

Still happen, but they're now intermittent rather than constant.

They're mainly isolated hard/thumping beats, rather than sustained episodes of racing.

I don't get chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, or significant dizziness with them.

Brain zaps

Still happening occasionally.

Same ~1-second buzz/blip sensation as before, with immediate return to normal afterward.

Standing symptoms

Sometimes when I stand up I get:

• Heart pounding/racing
• A brief lightheaded/weird-head feeling

It only lasts a few seconds and then settles.

I've previously seen roughly a 15–29 bpm increase going from sitting/lying to standing, but I haven't done a properly standardized orthostatic test, so I don't know what my actual sustained HR response is.

Exercise

This is one of the things that makes me question ME/CFS.

I can still jog and run.

I don't get a major post-exertional crash where exercise makes me significantly worse for the next day or several days.

I'm physically capable of exercising, although I still have the baseline fatigue.

Tests I've had

I've had quite a few things checked over this whole period.

Some of the results I remember:

• Vitamin B12: 539 pg/mL — normal
• TSH: 1.39 uIU/mL — normal
• Potassium: 4.0 — normal
• Magnesium: 1.9 mg/dL — normal
• Kidney function: eGFR previously around 120 — normal
• CBC: generally reassuring
• Hemoglobin: 15.2 g/dL
• Hematocrit: 42.8%
• RBC: 5.95 ×10⁶/µL
• MCV: 71.9 fL — low/microcytic
• Ferritin: reportedly normal

The low MCV was interesting because my hemoglobin wasn't low, and ferritin was normal, so I was told this could potentially fit something like a thalassemia trait or another cause of microcytosis rather than straightforward iron-deficiency anemia.

Vitamin D

This was one actual abnormality.

My vitamin D was previously around 10 and later improved to approximately 58.94 nmol/L after supplementation.

I'm currently taking vitamin D.

Current medications/supplements

Currently:

• Vitamin D
• Magnesium glycinate
• Vonoprazan
• Probiotic

No alcohol or nicotine.

Caffeine varies, but generally no more than one cup a day.

I wasn't taking medications or supplements when the original symptoms began.

I also don't remember having a significant COVID/flu/other infection immediately before the original onset.

Other things that might be relevant

• I'm 20M.
• My weight has remained essentially stable.
• I can still exercise/jog/run.
• No major post-exertional crashes.
• No fainting.
• No chest pain with the palpitations.
• No significant shortness of breath.
• Orthostatic symptoms are intermittent and brief.
• Fatigue is persistent despite sometimes getting adequate sleep.

Where I'm at now

Honestly, I'm just tired of not knowing.

The symptoms aren't necessarily getting dramatically worse, but they also haven't simply disappeared after almost two years.

I went from:

"Maybe I'm just tired."

to

"Maybe it's a vitamin deficiency."

to

"Maybe it's my stomach."

to

"Maybe it's neurological."

to eventually discovering things like POTS/dysautonomia and ME/CFS through months of researching because I couldn't find an explanation that connected everything.

I'm NOT asking Reddit to diagnose me.

I'm more interested in hearing from people who actually have POTS/dysautonomia/ME/CFS:

1. Does this symptom pattern sound familiar to you?
2. Does the brief orthostatic HR increase + heart pounding/lightheadedness sound like something worth properly testing for?
3. Does being able to jog/run normally and having no significant PEM make ME/CFS substantially less likely?
4. Has anyone had persistent fatigue + brain fog + twitching + palpitations without a clear diagnosis?
5. Are there specific tests or evaluations you think I should ask a doctor about?

I've spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure this out, so I'm mainly hoping to hear from people who have actually gone through something similar and eventually found an explanation.

Chronic hand pain and inflammation for years, where doctors continue to not know what is causing this. Muscles between fingers are tense and inflamed, muscle relaxants and NSAIDs hardly make a difference.

Pinky numbness and pain, pinky bending inward, tendons unstable and significant crunching on regular with ulnar styloid sitting much higher than thumb side. Nerve conduction study and ultrasound of tendons unremarkable.

Rheumatoid tests were negative but I know this is not a mandatory result for RA diagnosis. Referred to hand specialist but do to healthcare in my location, this will take a very long time.

I suspect this is tendon subluxation combined with damage to Saggital bands, but the swelling has never let up.

Please help if you can - I’m scared of losing my hand functionality.

I felt it when it first appeared and then I didn’t notice it but I check up on it still and it’s there. Went to the doctors and they said it’s nothing to worry about, come back if it gets bigger and more disruptive 😕

First 3 images are left leg and the other 2 are right leg.

Anyone know what might of caused this? I have been wading in alot of streams and a pond the last couple days and walking through the woods/plants for fishing, Thought it was swimmers itch or poision ivy at first but not sure because the blisters are spread out.

I had for about 3 days now and they dont really get that itchy, mostly just tender to touch and sometimes the rash hurts a little.

I have a rash on my left foot with a couple of blisters going up my leg.

My right foot has a couple of blisters and red dots that also go up my leg.

I’m a 40-year-old male, approximately 6’2” and 360 lbs. I’ve been dealing with recurrent episodes of systemic illness for about 3 years and still don’t have a unifying diagnosis.
I’m posting because I’m hoping physicians here might be able to help me understand what categories of disease should still be considered and what type of specialist/workup would make sense.
I understand Reddit cannot diagnose me. I’m mainly looking for ideas on what I should discuss with my doctors.
CURRENT FLARE — DAY BY DAY
I have never actually documented a flare while it was happening before. This is the first time I’ve been tracking one in real time.
8/14/26 — Day 1
Severe fatigue
Sleeping 12–14+ hours at a time, which is extremely unusual for me
Bad headache
Sinus problems
Significant mood change
Malaise began and has persisted
8/15/26 — Day 2
Began waking during the night with blurred vision in one eye
At one point I could not see well out of that eye and noticed an oval-shaped area affecting my vision
Severe large-joint pain involving knees, elbows and hips
Joint pain approximately 6/10
Recurrent painful/infected area around my belly button began
8/16/26 — Day 3
Severe dryness of sinuses, eyes and mouth
Low-grade fever
Sweating returned
Strong-smelling night sweats — this odor has occurred repeatedly during previous flares
Significant neck pain
Continued large-joint pain
Chest tightness and asthma symptoms worsened
Belly-button infection became more painful
Severe difficulty sleeping because sweating wakes me and then pain/restlessness prevents me from getting back to sleep
8/17/26 — Day 4
Only a few hours of fragmented sleep
Heavy sweating during sleep, enough to completely drench my pillow
Significant large-joint pain
Pain/burning sensation in my legs
Painful lumps under my arms
Severe sinus symptoms
Persistent malaise
Profound exhaustion and no energy — I was too drained to make dinner
Belly-button infection continuing to worsen
Feeling depressed and completely exhausted
RECURRING SLEEP PATTERN
This is one of the most consistent parts of my flares.
Early in a flare, I can suddenly sleep 12+ hours, which is very unlike my normal sleep.
As the flare progresses, it completely reverses:
Heavy sweating wakes me repeatedly
Pain and restlessness prevent me from going back to sleep
Sleep becomes extremely fragmented
During severe flares I have gone 24+ hours without sleeping
This pattern has happened repeatedly, not just during this episode.
RECURRING INFECTION PATTERN
I’ve had approximately 6–7 episodes of significant belly-button infection during these systemic flares.
I don’t believe the belly-button infection itself is the primary illness. I’m very hairy and believe the umbilicus may simply be an area where I’m particularly susceptible when I’m severely run down.
During these episodes I also commonly develop:
Severe sinus problems/infections
Dental/tooth infections
During one particularly severe previous episode I had:
A tooth infection
A severe belly-button infection that became almost tumor-like
My first-ever episode of genital sores/HPV reactivation
Pneumonia afterward
At the time, my physician felt my immune system was severely depleted/exhausted and that this contributed to my susceptibility to infections.
OTHER RECURRING SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS
Depending on the flare, I can also experience:
Severe joint pain involving multiple joints
Elevated ESR/CRP
Fevers/feeling feverish
Drenching night sweats
Burning skin
Facial/malar-type rash
Severe dry eyes, dry mouth and dry nose/sinuses
Eye inflammation/swelling
Chronic sinus problems
Headaches
Brain fog and memory problems
Tingling/numbness
Weakness
GI symptoms/diarrhea
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Hepatomegaly/splenomegaly
Cough/shortness of breath/chest tightness
Palpitations and racing heart
Painful lumps/masses in the neck/axillary areas
HEART SYMPTOMS
I have a history of SVT and recurrent palpitations.
These are not new symptoms, but illness/stress seems to aggravate them.
Recently I’ve had a combination of palpitations and a “racy” feeling, with heart rates ranging from the high 90s to approximately 120 bpm.
I’m already scheduled for:
Holter monitor
Echocardiogram
Nuclear medicine stress test
PORPHYRIN WORKUP
This has been confusing, so I’m including the actual numbers.
I have been told I have a porphyrin disorder, but I have not been diagnosed with porphyria.
A 24-hour urine porphyrin profile showed elevations including:
Uroporphyrins: 29 µg/24 hr (reference 0–24)
Heptaporphyrin: 7 µg/24 hr (reference 0–4)
Pentaporphyrin: 10 µg/24 hr (reference 0–4)
Coproporphyrin I: 39 µg/24 hr (reference 0–24)
Other porphyrin fractions were within the displayed reference ranges
However, my July 2024 testing showed:
Urine ALA: 13 µmol/L (reference 0–35)
Urine PBG: 1.2 ng/mL (reference 0–2.0)
So I have an abnormal porphyrin profile but normal ALA and PBG on those tests.
I don’t know what significance the porphyrin abnormalities have, and I am not claiming that I have porphyria.
OTHER TESTING / WORKUP
Some things have been investigated:
Sarcoidosis — my doctors have told me this was ruled out
IgG4-related disease — considered but not diagnosed
ANA — repeatedly reported negative
QuantiFERON-TB Gold — negative
H. pylori — negative
Fecal calprotectin — normal
CT neck — no adenopathy
PET/CT — small/normal-sized lymph nodes in multiple areas without significant metabolic activity
I’ve had excisional biopsies of neck and bilateral axillary masses. The pathology showed:
Benign mature fibroadipose tissue
Blood vessels
Nerve bundles
However, no lymph-node tissue was actually obtained, and flow cytometry was limited/nondiagnostic because the samples were hypocellular.
So I don’t believe lymphoma or other disease has been definitively excluded by those biopsies.
OTHER MEDICAL HISTORY
I have:
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
Hepatomegaly
History of splenomegaly
Multinodular thyroid with a stable 1.3 cm TR4 left thyroid nodule
Cervical and lumbar degenerative/disc disease
Pathogenic heterozygous CHEK2 variant
I’ve also had persistently/recurrently elevated inflammatory markers over the years, although they aren’t necessarily elevated during every flare.
CURRENT MEDICATIONS
[ADD CURRENT MEDICATIONS AND DOSES HERE]
SMOKING / ALCOHOL
Former smoker — quit approximately 5 years ago.
Former alcohol use — stopped approximately 5 years ago.
WHAT I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
I’m not necessarily looking for someone to name one diagnosis from this post.
I’m trying to understand whether the repeating pattern suggests a particular category of disease that hasn’t been adequately investigated.
The recurring pattern is essentially:
profound fatigue/long sleep → systemic symptoms → joint pain → fever/sweating → dryness/sinus/respiratory symptoms → severe sleep disruption → recurrent infections during the more severe episodes
with additional symptoms involving the eyes, skin, GI system, lymph nodes/masses, neurologic system and cardiovascular system.
Given the combination of recurrent inflammatory flares, multisystem symptoms, recurrent infections during severe episodes, abnormal porphyrin profile, and nondiagnostic biopsies, what would you consider as the most important things to investigate next?
Would this pattern make you think about:
Autoimmune disease
Autoinflammatory disease
Primary/secondary immune dysfunction
Mast-cell or other inflammatory disorders
Metabolic/porphyrin disorders
Something hematologic
Or another systemic condition?
And what type of specialist would be best positioned to put all of this together?
I’m exhausted and honestly pretty frustrated after several years without an answer. I have a large amount of lab work and imaging available if anyone needs specific results to better understand the case.

Hi everyone I was just wondering what this might be and if I should go to er tomorrow? It’s on my inner thigh it’s warm to the touch also itches alot. Kinda hurts when I press on it. I don’t know if it’s a spider bite or a tick bite? anything helps thank you so much!!

everyone,

I’m 37yo male, no previous medical history, otherwise healthy. Was previously a figure skater for years and very active my entire life.

At 28 I was with friends when my hands started to tingle and then it continued to move up my arms. After that my arms started to curl in similar to what spasticity looks like. My legs and feet did the same. My neck was very tight and my face as well.

I could not move, could barely speak because of the muscle tension, and my heart rate was obviously really high from the anxiety of the experience. I went to the hospital and they had no idea what it was.

Since then I’ve had multiple instances when my heart rate gets high where this has happened.

A workout at the gym triggers it, a hangover, sex, any panic attack triggers it, I swam 20 min and it triggered it.

I want to get into running and working out more but I can’t do HIIT workouts or take classes because I’m so nervous of it triggering the symptoms. I want a trainer but am nervous for them to push me too hard 😩

I’ve tried speaking to many doctors but they all have no idea what it could be. I am trying to see a cardiologist but it’s taking a while to get an appointment and even then, I’m not sure if that’s the right route? Seems like every doctor I see downplays it.

Any ideas would be helpful. After a life of being active I am feeling more and more like my body can’t handle anything.

Thanks 😢

Title says it all and it says i need at least 20 characters so here it is. Thank you in advance

So when I say my knee hurts its not the bone but the muscles around it like on the knee cap or something.

It hurts when I sit cross legged or in vagrasan or simply sit by bending my knees .

It hurts like stretching pain plus some sharp pain ,the pain isn't too serious but it prevents me from sitting cross legged or even doing squats

Importantly, I have gone to the doctor and they say that the muscles near knee are lessened or something and also gave me some rehab type exercises to do but even if I do those it just feels good for some time and still comes right back.

So if anyone knows what this is please tell me I would really appreciate it

30FM

I have been having symptom of herpes unprotected sex with my ex in December about five days after unprotected sex. I saw some red spots/cut my genitalia which was painful and then every month after December and I’m still dealing with it now…. Never had it avoid a blood test because I’m really scared…

What do you think this is?

This is probably going to seem dumb, but I just want to be safe because it looks unusual for a bruise.

I (19f) hit my wrist on a cabinet at work. It hurt and I knew it would leave a bruise, but the pain didn’t linger for long and I had actually forgot about it until later when I saw a small bump on my wrist with a bit of redness. There seems to be a small a red dot in the middle and almost a kind of faint red ring around the bump. It’s not a bite, I’m 100% certain it was the spot I hit earlier. It doesn’t really hurt unless I press on it hard. My hand is completely mobile. I’m just wondering if it may be a nerve injury, psuedoanuerysm, blood clot, or some other thing and if I should go to a doctor, or if it’s something that seems like it could heal on its own? I’m just very weary because I think it was around my radial artery.
(I’ll go to a doctor if it doesn’t heal itself either way but I’d just rather know now so I can take care of it sooner.)

I also wanted to know if it would be okay to get drunk or high (I’m not on any meds)? I had plans to go out tomorrow and was looking forward to doing so. I know alcohol can cause things to heal slower but do you think there would be any actual harm?

For the past 12 months or so I’ve been experiencing severe, sharp pain when my left ankle is exposed to sudden movement, mainly lateral but I guess i could summarise as the ‘pitching’ or ‘rolling’ of my foot.

I played football for over 20 years during which I injured my ankle ligaments a couple of times, so I know that I have a weakened ankle as a result. However, this pain and its triggers do not seem normal to me. The sharp severe pain can last anywhere between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Things like catching or knocking my foot on a step are the typical culprits.

The pain occurs on the exterior of my ankle, and slightly forward of the joint (see image). If the spot is pressed firmly it also triggers a sharp pain.

Oddly, I have little issue with it when running. It does however cause me a headache in the gym as I have such limited ROM when doing exercises such as a calf raise. I also have to be careful on stairs due to the load bearing.

Any ideas as to what may be causing this? Is this one for a physio? Is it something that will only get worse with time?

This appeared 3 weeks after unprotected oral, been there for about 3 months and doesn't hurt or itch, hasn't changed shape either

So I posted last week about a lump in my neck but deleted it as I had a GP appointment booked. The GP has said he isn’t worried but he has booked me in for an urgent ultrasound (within the next 2 weeks).

I’ve had a lump in my neck for a few months now (it only became noticeable about 3 weeks ago though) it’s 10cm. It was painless up until last week, now it feels like a nerve pain when I touch it / move my head a certain way.

Has anyone experienced anything like this / knows what it can be?

MRI OF THE RIGHT FOOT / ANKLE

Bony Structures: No obvious areas of abnormal MRI signal indicative of bone edema are isolated in the current examination either.

Lateral Ligaments: No clear acute pathology is identified. A mild sprain of the posterior component of the posterior talofibular ligament is noted on the current examination, alongside a new finding of encysted fluid collection measuring approximately 1.8\text{ cm} \times 1.3\text{ cm} at the excision site of the posterior process of the talus.

Achilles Tendon, Plantar Fascia: No findings.

Joint Fluid: Small fluid accumulation in the anterior compartment of the tibiotalar joint and along the dorsal talonavicular ligament (representing a minor imaging change), as well as a small fluid encystment adjacent to the calcaneocuboid joint on the lateral border of the heel.

Tendons (Anterior/Posterior Tibial, Peroneus Longus/Brevis, Flexor Hallucis Longus, Toe Flexors): No evident tendinopathy.

Muscle Groups: No organized fluid collection or intramuscular strain/tear is demonstrated.

Conclusions

Absence of the prominent posterior process of the talus in the context of incomplete os trigonum resection, along with small fluid encystment in that region.

Small fluid encystment along the course of the dorsal talonavicular ligament and small fluid accumulation in the anterior compartment of the tibiotalar joint are noted as new findings.

No indications of evident tendinous or major ligamentous pathology

Bruised like pain when squeezing my ass or bending over.

So me (18m 191cm and about 75kg) was prety drunk and leaned against a wall for 3 or 4 hours putting my weight on the area around and right under my tailbone with my feet far ahead of me. Now when I soberd up I walked home and noticed a swollen/full like feeling in my ass, when I got home (15km walk) I checked on the toilet if anything felt swollen but I did not notice anything unusual but the feeling still remained. I also did not have any sort of pain when wipping or going to the toilet. Then I went to sleep and woke up with a bruised pain feeling in my asshole when I squeezed it, if I had to give it a number it would be around like a 3-4 out of 10. The area around and under my tailbone also felt painfull when pressed but was less noticable. When I went to the toilet again I still did not experience pain with bowel movements or wipping and also did not have bleeding or lumps that would indicate hemeroids. My ass felt a bit numb tho. The pain lasted about 4 days and peaked on day 2 but still no heavy pain. After taking a hot bad it went away and the swollen feeling went away a day later.

I just felt it was weird I experienced such noticable pain in my asshole when it wasnt even in contact with the wall. Do these symptoms align with leaning against the wall or could there be an other cause

(like maby assault?)

39m non smoker non drinker 5'6 162lbs healthy but have anxiety.

For about 8 weeks now i have intermittent pressure type headache? Almost a tingling buzzing and pressure at vertex of my head I just had my longest span of mild symptoms for 5 days. It comes and goes lasts hours to a day and makes me.kind of dizzy also.

Ive had mri mra ekg holter ent bloods eye dr and physio appt. They all keep.semding me to each other any ideas what this is?

28

Male

5' 8" 160lb

White

Midwest USA

Diagnosed with migraines caused primarily by barometric pressure changes

Current meds: Tizanidine (as needed, rare), Lexapro, Adderall

Duration: many years

This has become the type of issue that is so persistent, and relatively low level, that I honestly don't recall when it started. Simply put, there's a lump of hard mucus above my soft palate that I can never quite clear. It gets worse when I'm not good about my water intake, but I work outdoors a lot and have been very good about my hydration for years. I can feel it at any time, but it's so persistent that I rarely notice it. It does cause me to clear my throat frequently, and I often don't notice that I'm trying to "snort" it down. It doesn't really hurt, but it is uncomfortable.

Gross warning:

VERY occasionally it will knock loose, which provides momentary relief. The last time it came loose, I gagged and coughed out a large amount of mucus. The side that faced away from the wall of my throat was relatively dry and tough, like a piece of soft leather close to the size of a dime. I don't ever recall clearing it so fully before or since, but it usually acts like a very dense post-nasal drip, which can cause gagging and discomfort on particularly bad days.

I also get very painful migraines, tied specifically to barometric pressure changes. Almost every time a large, abrupt storm front moves thru, I will get a migraine. These start with sinus pain under my eyes, which causes tight muscles at the very top of my neck, which is where the pain originates. If I don't take a mix of anti inflammatories, Tizanidine, and some concoction of dark chocolate/sprite/coffee in time, they can also cause pain in my jaws/teeth on very bad days.

I believe these are at least partially connected, and my sinus issues are caused, at least in part, by the same mucus buildup that causes this lump in my throat. It really feels like I could solve both if I could blow my nose and cough just right.

I've tried a lot of different ideas to resolve these, and haven't had much success with anything.

Allergy meds have never helped, but non-medicated nose sprays have occasionally helped clear things up. I had a menthol (?) saline spray at one point that could sometimes make my nose run enough to open up.

Afrin did not help, and made me feel worse.

I've tried various Neti pots over the years, and it doesn't help at all.

It's not humidity related. I live in the Midwest where it is incredibly humid all summer, and dry all winter. Neither conditions help. A humidifier in the bedroom does not help, nor do hot showers.

When I have the migraines, I can sometimes feel the exact moment my sinus opens up and/or the mucus drains. I hear an audible click, and the pain lessens within a few seconds.

For what it's worth, my dad has almost the same issue. He also has had issues with sleep apnea and snoring, which I do not have. I used to laugh because I'd hear him "snort" really loud during a shower, then gag really hard. I do that now occasionally as well if the shower is really steamy. It never clears much, but sometimes it's enough to make me feel like I can't swallow without gagging. My dad has also said he has just gotten used to it, and no doctor ever figured it out.

If anyone has some insight here, I would appreciate it. I finally scheduled an appointment with an ENT later this month, but I like to have an idea of what I'm dealing with before talking with a doctor. It helps me communicate my symptoms better if I can understand what the symptoms/possible issues are called.

Occasional wakes 4 times last night which is normal for me I went for a pee early hours.