The Real Sinus Headache
Low Jeremy
Sinusitis is the condition of having one's sinuses inflamed.
Sinus inflammation may be a result of but not limited to
bacterial or viral infections or allergic reactions.
Symptoms of sinusitis include a sinus headache that may affect
several parts of the head including the face, jaws and teeth.
During a sinusitis attack, the sinus headache may be localized
to one or two pairs of inflamed sinuses but in severe cases,
all sinuses are swollen and therefore cause a sinus headache
that can be felt in the forehead between the eyebrows, upper
jaw and teeth along with tender cheeks and face, the sides of
the nose.
In severe rare cases, one may also experience ear aches, neck
and top of the head pains as part of the sinusitis headache
symptoms. It is important to take note of all the symptoms of
sinusitis because a lot of individuals only think that they
have sinus headaches when in fact, they are actually suffering
from migraines instead.
It is important to note that sinusitis headache is not the only
symptom of sinusitis. If it is indeed sinusitis, you will
experience inflammation and tenderness of tissues around the
eyes resulting in swollen eyelids and red eyes. Aside from
this, there can be a loss of smell from a congested nasal
passage.
Furthermore, aside from sinus headaches and other symptoms
already mentioned here, sinusitis could trigger fever and
cough. The cough can sometimes be a result of a post nasal drip
from the draining of the sinuses that irritate the upper
windpipe which causes it to be sore and encourages us to cough
as a result. Sinusitis is also always accompanied by general
weakness and tired feeling.
While it is true that up to 97% of individuals who think they
suffer from sinusitis headache symptoms are mistaken because
they are actually suffering from migraine, it is very important
to make the correct distinction between the two.
First, one needs to be properly diagnosed for illness specific
medication treatment. It can be quite frustrating to be taking
sinus medication to treat sinus headache symptoms when in fact;
the headache is cause by a migraine.
With this said, one must never take the sinus headache symptoms
for granted and haphazardly assume that it is a migraine. In
some rare instances of complications, sinus headache symptoms
may be a signal of acute sinusitis, which results in brain
infection.It is therefore very important to get the proper
diagnosis and treatment whatever the cause of the headache.
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