Eyelid twitching, Eye muscle pain and pressure, Eyes can't focus and light sensitivity. Not sure what Dr. to consult
Hi. I'm F(26). For context I have GERD/Gastritis and Asthma as well as undiagnosed sinusitis (since I haven't visited an ENT ever) since I was a child. So, March 17th, my symptoms started when I hard severe attack of GERD and apparently also high level UTI (though I don't have sever symptoms only muscle aches and sick feeling). I battled for a month and finally went into a GI doctor and she also treated my UTI in about 2 weeks. She asked for a urine culture, prescribed me antibiotics first is cefuroxime, then the following week is nitrofurantoin. Everything is mostly controlled. There is no bacteria as well found in my urine culture.
However...
Along with those stuff, it also came with a headache, dizziness, and especially.. eye problems that I have been dealing with up until now... unfortunately.
Last 2023 after I was admitted from dengue in 2021. The first time I experience my eyes moving uncontrollably upwards but I feel normal, (I was in the ER at this moment btw the first time I got hospitalized due to my "asthma" or so I thought) I was responsive and just having anxiety of how I cannot control my eyes going upwards and Doctor said it was vertigo. But I know it was something more than that. I couldn't sleep because I can feel it coming once it's coming. They had to put me in sleep for like about 15-30 mins just so it stops. But I went better once I got discharged. Then, my Hospital trip had went consecutive every other year because of what I thought "just asthma" and pulmonologists are prescribing me a lot of inhaler as they thought it was uncontrolled. Little did I know, it was GERD. It was GERD all along that is why since then even if I got discharged, I don't feel really much okay. Yes, they treated my upper respiratory infection but really, my asthma is well manage since I was a kid and it wasn't as severe to the point of hospital admission. SO, I was skeptical about it.
Fast forward I went to Dubai for fam vacay and also worked there for about 7 months, healthcare in DXB is really good. But, working there doesn't stop me from getting sick. (I know, I'm so tired of it.) Again I went to a pulmonologist since I couldn't breathe right. I feel sick all the time. Then he put me in a Lung Function Test. IT WENT NORMAL. He says my lungs are normal. He suggest I should visit ENT but at that time I am going back home to my country so I didn't bother. Plus I was already having a hunch that all these are because of my GERD or acid. I was planning to go for an endoscopy but I just couldn't afford to risk the "risk" of getting an endoscopy since I have anxiety and a flight incoming.
I went home, still getting sick in just a span of 6 months. Dr. prescribes antibiotics again. Went okay.. and then here I am recovering from GERD attack but this time I go on without inhaler since I know it wasn't asthma. BUT my eyes are having problems.
My eyes felt like having the same tiredness I had the first time I was in the ER. They said it was vertigo. But I have a feeling it was because of my sinusitis. I wanted to know which doctor should I go. ENT or Opthalmologist since I am trying to save some money, I have no insurance I know it sucks but I was just trying to build my career and Healthcare in this freaking country sucks. My eye symptoms are:
Sensitivity to light to the point I couldn't fully open my eyes.
I couldn't focus it or stare to an object for too long because it feels the muscles are heavy and tired and aching a bit when I try hard. Though it's gone when I rested (but not totally)
My lower left eyelid is twitching.
I feel pressure from the insides of my eyes.
My vision sometimes is like moving uncontrollably like eye strain. It makes me dizzy and out of balance sometimes and feels like fainting.
IDK where to go, ENT or Opthalmologist. There are not a lot of EENT in my area so I have to choose. :( Plus I take a lot of supplements for my health since I am so tired of getting sick so please no one telling me I should get healthy because I'm trying hard a lot managing every disease I have. I'm tired of explaining to people as well what I have and why I can't. Sometimes I'm sad they don't even believe me.
Any advice? Thank you very much!!!