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What Causes Swelling On Forehead And Eye After Waking Up?

hi in am 23yrs 5'11" and weigh 190 and for the past 3 or 4 months on and off i would wake up with my forehead swollen along with my eye. it seems to only happen on one side at a time. sometimes the swelling goes away by night time and other times it will stay swollen for 2 or 3 days. what would cause this and what could i do to fix it?
Thu, 28 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

My thoughts and suggestions are as below. The commonest cause I can think about is angioneurotic edema as you have not mentioned about any other symptoms like redness or pain or nasal related symptoms. Well, yet this has to be ruled out by the following:

Consult an ENT Surgeon particularly when you have the swelling. Nasal Endoscopy and CT scan of the nose and sinuses will wither confirm or rule out any problems. If this is simply an angioneurotic edema then a course of oral steroids and antihistamine can help solve the problems. Consult a Dermatologist then.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Swelling On Forehead And Eye After Waking Up?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. My thoughts and suggestions are as below. The commonest cause I can think about is angioneurotic edema as you have not mentioned about any other symptoms like redness or pain or nasal related symptoms. Well, yet this has to be ruled out by the following: Consult an ENT Surgeon particularly when you have the swelling. Nasal Endoscopy and CT scan of the nose and sinuses will wither confirm or rule out any problems. If this is simply an angioneurotic edema then a course of oral steroids and antihistamine can help solve the problems. Consult a Dermatologist then. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.