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Sleeplessness And Odd Shaped Face Symptoms That Are Causing Me Stress.

Im 19 years old and male. when i was 15 my face was normal shaped and i had no problems with my physical appearance. However, since then eveything has gone downhill. I became depressed when a family member died, and developed a pattern of sleeplessness. I also started losing a lot of my my hair and this is still happening. I got over the death of my relative a long time ago but these symptomts still persist and now it is these symptoms that are causing me stress so its like a bad cycle. I dont think its male-pattern baldness because hair is not falling from any specific area of my scalp, just all over and now my hair looks very thin so I have to style it in a weird way. Also I have developed A large bulge in the brow area of my forehead. This is made worse by a large kink in my nose that goes inwards and then goes outwards in a slope-like shape. My top jaw also sticks out far over my bottom jaw so my top lip almost overlaps my bottom lip but im not sure if thats related. I was wondering if the shape of my face is causing blocked sinuses which may be preventing me breathing properly when I sleep, causeing sleep apnea . Please help me.
Wed, 26 Jan 2011
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Hi,

Probably you will not like my answer :-)

From what you describe, you seem to have developed increased sensitivity to your physical appearence and also, as you yourself put it, have "become depressed", having persistant sleeplessness, following a particularly stressful bereavement.

I seem to remember, from whatever I could remember from my medical student days, that sleep apnea does not occur because of blocked sinuses so do consult an expert.

If you continue to be worried about your physical appearence and the doctors have ruled out physical causes, then do consult a psychiatrist.

Good Luck
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Sleeplessness And Odd Shaped Face Symptoms That Are Causing Me Stress.

Hi, Probably you will not like my answer :-) From what you describe, you seem to have developed increased sensitivity to your physical appearence and also, as you yourself put it, have become depressed , having persistant sleeplessness, following a particularly stressful bereavement. I seem to remember, from whatever I could remember from my medical student days, that sleep apnea does not occur because of blocked sinuses so do consult an expert. If you continue to be worried about your physical appearence and the doctors have ruled out physical causes, then do consult a psychiatrist. Good Luck