Worst, Severe Pain on Left Side of Face, Can't Sleep, PLEASE HELP!?

Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt for me to make a guess, especially since "sinus infection" keeps being the diagnosis. I'm going to see it as a muscle issue, and it's gonna be very difficult to make that one fly. But here goes. There is a muscle that goes from behind the ear down to the collarbone and top of the sternum. Generally, when a person has a muscle pain, it hurts, you know where the pain is, there's the lumpy muscle right there, and you deal with it. But the Sternocleidomastoid is a completely different animal. Problems with the muscle show up at all kinds of other places. Like at the eye, causing pain, or conjunctivitis, or even excessive tears. It can even cause blurred vision. Pain over it, behind it, seriously strange. At the nose, and mouth, and ears, and headaches. It can even cause pain on the other side of the midline. Now, after I've told you that, I'm going to have to give you a site that will verify what I've said, even to the point of it causing pain that seems like a sinus infection, or having trouble swallowing. This muscle has a frighteningly bad symptom-set, and most doctors don't think about it. All right, that being said, the first website gives a small version of the range of issues, as well as showing the location. But ignore the stretch they show, there is a better one later. Second site gives a more adequate description of the breadth of symptoms attributable to the muscle. And if you see a word or term you don't recognize, look it up, and I've done an example of that with the third website, which is another reminder of the depth of symptoms that can show up, rather than just surface stuff. Notice that the sinusitis and sinus headache symptoms are discussed there, too. You'll notice that the sternocleidomastoid problems can cause symptoms of maxillary sinus congestion, the sort of thing you were trying to deal with by using the saline sprays and Ocean. Fourth site is a video telling how to stretch the muscle. I need YOU to watch the video and practice doing it first. Turn your head to the left till your chin is nearly touching your shoulder, you should come within about an inch without shifting the shoulder forward. Then, from that position, simply turn your head upwards, as though looking at the ceiling. After a few of those, you turn your head to the right and do the same stuff. If there's some difficulty, with either direction, pay attention to how far you (or he) can go, and work on it. And before I stop, I'm going to make a speculation that the swishing the water may be momentarily stretching the muscle a bit by going side to side, but certainly needs more than it's getting. As a massage therapist, I wish you luck, and can tell you that if indeed it's Sternocleidomastoid Syndrome, it would be one of the worst, but not the worst. Had one that had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis because of the transient blindness and staggeringly bad headaches. Best to you both.

I think an xray or MRI is most definitely needed. It could be a tumor or cancer. it could also be signs of other diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (but maybe not). I have a friend who has MS and her initial onset symptoms were pain behind her eyes, loss of equilibrium and eventually blindness (thankfully that was temporary). If your insurance allows i would go see a nuerologist. They will do a more comprehensive exam. Honestly what u described reminded of when my jaw was broken. It hurt to even move my head! But im sure he would know if he'd broken his jaw or not. Please consider seeing a neurologist - get a referral id your insurance requires it. Oh one other thing - how are his teeth? Does ne have any abcesses or bad teeth? Surprisingly tooth problems sometimes manifest themselves withpain in the head and neck because the poison will travel thru the bloodstream to the brain. Please b persistant and get a xray, MRI, and a referral to a nuerologist. Good luck and GOD BLESS!