text: what can cause a hole in facial bones near the sinuses?   if you take too much psuedophed for your sniffles, your body will become dependent on the drug. when you stop taking the psuedophederin, you will have a case of sinus congestion you have never known before. the doctor will x-ray your face and see all the congestion and unless another drug such as anti-biotic does not clear it up, he will have to drill holes in your face to drain the sinus