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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I got into Roots of Pacha recently, I only bought it after it was properly released. I really enjoyed it and am finishing up some personal goals in my game, even though they aren’t achievements....

    I got into Roots of Pacha recently, I only bought it after it was properly released. I really enjoyed it and am finishing up some personal goals in my game, even though they aren’t achievements. It’s been a really fun take on the harvest moon/stardew valley style game with a surprisingly good art style (imo).

    I’ve also been playing through the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection on switch, and I’m just onto number 5 now. It’s been cool playing through these really old games and so far 5 feels like an upgrade on 3 in its job system (and in its silly/less heavy mood) but also a cool upgrade on music and graphics from 4, tough I expect 4 had a more compelling plot.

    Today I played through Gorogoa and it was a fascinating short puzzle game. I feel like there’s meaning in it I didn’t grasp but it had a very fun mechanic. On the topic of puzzle games I recently replayed glass masquerade 1 and 2 on switch, awkward interface compared to PC but fun pretty games all the same.

    I started Little Dragons Café recently, it’s an odd game but has its interesting parts. Haven’t decided how much I like it yet.

    And lastly, I suppose, I’ve really been enjoying Octopath Traveller though aspects of it can be irksome at times. Still, I haven’t played it for a couple of months but I look forward to getting back to it and then playing the sequel.

  2. Comment on Sometimes the pressure from glasses can help with sinus headaches - does anyone else experience this? in ~health

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    Oh yeah, I guess my response was really just ‘I’m not sure, sorry’. I think of it as a sinus headache when the pain is only in my upper nose/behind my eyes and nowhere else.

    Oh yeah, I guess my response was really just ‘I’m not sure, sorry’. I think of it as a sinus headache when the pain is only in my upper nose/behind my eyes and nowhere else.

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  3. Comment on Sometimes the pressure from glasses can help with sinus headaches - does anyone else experience this? in ~health

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    Bodies are pretty strange. Thanks for the advice about the Valsalva manoeuvre, I’ll try it out when I’m headachy and see how it goes. For me the pain is usually temporary, though it can be pretty...

    Bodies are pretty strange. Thanks for the advice about the Valsalva manoeuvre, I’ll try it out when I’m headachy and see how it goes.

    For me the pain is usually temporary, though it can be pretty bad/distracting for a short time. Since it can accompany other hayfever symptoms I expect it’s mostly due to that, though it is important to be vigilant in case of more rare serious illness of course. As an odd note, I’ve noticed that sometimes hayfever can make my nose blocked, but if it doesn’t make it blocked it’ll make my nose runny and I’m more likely to get sinus pain.

  4. Comment on Sometimes the pressure from glasses can help with sinus headaches - does anyone else experience this? in ~health

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    Hmm. I suppose sinus is just the best way for me to describe where I feel the pain. I don’t get many headaches, but I notice when it’s pain around my sinuses the pressure at my nose bridge can...

    Hmm. I suppose sinus is just the best way for me to describe where I feel the pain. I don’t get many headaches, but I notice when it’s pain around my sinuses the pressure at my nose bridge can help. No clue if they are technically called sinus headaches, I used the term here more descriptively than prescriptively.

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  5. Sometimes the pressure from glasses can help with sinus headaches - does anyone else experience this?

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    It's Spring here in Australia which means hayfever for me and more frequent usually minor sinus pain. I often wear sunglasses outside but I have 20/20 vision (afaik) so I don't have prescription...

    It's Spring here in Australia which means hayfever for me and more frequent usually minor sinus pain. I often wear sunglasses outside but I have 20/20 vision (afaik) so I don't have prescription glasses. I did get some cheap blue-light glasses a few years ago in case they helped with tiredness/eye strain/sleep hygiene when I was using screens late at night. I recently noticed that wearing them when I have sinus pain helps alleviate the pain a little. I've noticed before that pinching the bridge of my nose can help especially when the pain is bad, so I suppose it makes sense that the glasses do something similar.

    This is my first post, and usually when I'm curious about something I look it up, but I only really found people talking about how glasses can cause headaches when they're ill-fitting. So I thought I'd ask around here to see if anyone else has experienced this or otherwise was interested in the topic. And maybe this will help someone in a similar situation.

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