Question
Have tingling hands and feet all the time both sides.  My face is really sore today as well, ear popping sinuses seem to be affected to.  neck a bit sore. feel as if the right side of my face is congested and kind of feels like when an injection is waring off (you know,dentist gives you injection to extract tooth then it begins to ware off) feel as if I can suck mucus into my mouth you know as if there is a blockage on right side.  gets me down as it makes you feel horrible that you just want to curl up and die. was free of it for 10 months then about 2 weeks ago turned in bed one night and woke up with a loud crunch noise in my head, thought somethings went out neck, jaw and then this has all returned CAN YOU HELP NO ONE SEEMS TO NO WHAT IT IS THEY JUST SAY ITS A RIGHT SIDED DISFUNCTION,. AND LIVE WITH IT.  alway thought it was my sinuses, but mri and cat scans ruled this out.  Had mri on on c spine last month think Doctor stated there was a problem with C5, C6 but said that ouldn憈 cause these symptoms.. Sometimes it is so bad that I feel sick and dizzy and don抰 no what to do to get releif. Can you tell me if something was wrong at C5, C6 would they cause these symptoms.  I think its my neck that抯 the problem as I was doing really well for some months until that loud cracking noise woke me when I turned in bed, it was from either my head or neck. They now sending me for brain mri


Answer
I don't know exactly what to tell you.  Without a proper exam, it is difficult to give you a proper answer.  The symptoms in your face could be from your sinuses.  The hands and feet tingling could be a circulation problem.  The load "pop" you heard was probably your neck, you just did what some chiropractors do, twisted it enough that you heard a pop.  I don't believe that C5/6 is the cause of the problems, the only symptoms they would cause is numbness and/or strength loss in one side of you arm/hand.  I don't know all the health care paths you have taken, but I am part of group of chiropractors that treat the body as a whole, not just pop and crack the vertebrae.  If you would like to look into talking to one of these doctors, go to www.sorsi.com to find one in your are.  I am in Minnesota near the Twin Cities and would be more than happy to see you and talk in person, if you are near.  Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but it is tough when I don't have everything I need to answer the questions.

Dr. Starbuck