Sinus headache symptoms are important to know because one of the common problem the layman facing is misdiagnosing sinus headache as other types of headaches like migraine headache.
Symptoms of sinus headache mostly depend on the cause of the sinus headache. Sinus headache can be caused due to a variety of causes but mostly because of allergy and inflammation.
Symptoms of a sinus headache are different when it caused because of the common cold caused by viruses and it gives a slow response to antibiotics.
Sinus infection headache symptoms are different when it is caused because of allergy and it gives response to the bacterial antibiotics.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF SINUS HEADACHE?
- Pain around eyes, forehead
- Pain around cheek bones
- Pain in nose area
- Toothache
- Nasal discharge
- Bad odor
- Yellow or green color mucus
- Swelling of the face
- Tenderness of the face
- Fever
Pain around eyes, nose and forehead is caused because of the sinus congestion.
Toothache is caused mostly when there is inflammation in the maxillary sinus.
Bad odor is caused because of the infection draining into the throat through sinuses.
Facial swelling occurs when the sinus headache is because of bacterial sinusitis.
Well in case the sinusitis is because of allergy then headache can be associated with
- Dizziness
- Muzziness
- Sudden change of mood
- Anxiety
- Depression
If it is because of infection then it there can be
- Dry throat
- Fever
- Inability to think
- Uneasy feeling in the digestive tract
When there is chronic sinusitis then loss of sensation of smell and recurrent ear and throat infections can be seen.
Symptoms of migraine like nausea are not associated with sinus headache which helps to differentiate between migraine and sinus headache symptom.
