Sinus headache, Chronic and Acute!!

A sinus headache can hurt,plain and simple. Not only do you have painful pressure in the front of your face, you also have to deal with a headache.

If you have never had them, you probably have a sinus infection.

The reason I said that, is because migraines are so closely related to your sinuses. Migraines will swell the blood vessels , and cause inflammation.

That in turn causes congestion, pressure, stuffiness, post nasal drip, and pain. Then you think you have a sinus infection.

You can't rule anything out because migraines, and sinus infections are both treated different. Hold on because I am going to give you information on just headaches that are caused by sinus infections, which are rare.

If your doctor gives you a diagnoses of a sinus headache don't just brush it off, and think he hit the nail on the head.

Medical studies show almost(notice I said almost) all sinus headaches are actually migraines that start your sinuses acting up.

In other words you sure can have just a sinus infection, but the headache with it is rare, whereas a migraine is more likely to give you sinus problems, and you have headaches with it.

With that said, let's go on to the symptoms of sinuses, and treatments for your headache relief/

With a Sinus headache you can have facial pain or pressure of a dull, constant, or aching sort over the affected sinuses.

This pain is typically localized to the involved sinus, and may worsen when you bend over, or when you are lying down.

Pain often starts on one side of the head, and progresses to both sides.

Acute, and chronic sinuses may be followed by thick nasal discharge, usually green in color, with or without blood .

The most dangerous complication of sinuses is the spread of infection through the bones, or by blood vessels by bacteria going to the brain. Don't put off going to your doctor. A sinus infection of less than seven days is treated as a viral, and if you have had it more that that, it is treated as a bacterial.

Sinus that last a short while are called acute, while ones that last a couple of months are called chronic.

Most Doctors give antibodies for sinus infections if you go in a couple of days of the attack, and that should clear everything up, and help your sinus headaches.

If migraines inflamed your sinuses then preventives to slow up the attacks will help, and abortives such as triptans will keep your head from hurting.

That should give your sinus time to clear up.

Here are some home remedies for the cure of your sinuses.

Painkillers such as aspirin, aleve, advil,ibuprofen or something similar, inhaling steam, hot drinks including tea, and chicken soup, over-the-counter decongestants, and getting plenty of rest.

You know where to go if this doesn't help don't you?

Our other page on sinus migraine headache may give you more info

You may need nasal surgery to help your sinuses, and your sinus headaches.

The conclusion to this is,migraines can cause all the signs of sinus trouble with the head pain, and so forth.

And sinus infections may give you a headache. You now know there is a difference.

If you have never had a migraine, and very seldom get a headache,then your sinuses are infected.

Use common sense, and think which came first, only if you are a migraine suffer.

Did you know the most common cause for a sinus infection is from the common cold?

We hope your sinus headache feels better, and you have a pain free day.

Below are two sites that are beneficial for you, and your sinus headache.

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