Dr. Matthew Blair, otolaryngologist | Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers
Dr. Matthew Blair, otolaryngologist | Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers
• If you're dealing with chronic headaches, it may be a result of inflamed sinuses.
• It's important to figure out what type of headaches you are dealing with so you can get the correct treatment.
• Dr. Matthew Blair and his team at Gulf Coast Breathe Free can help to figure out if your headaches are a problem arising from sinus issues.
Chronic sinusitis and headaches go hand-in-hand, and treating a sinus condition could improve problems with headaches as well, according to Dr. Matthew Blair of Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers.
"Sinus headaches are just headaches. It's kind of like facial pain that comes from usually ethmoid or frontal sinus disease," he told Sunshine Sentinel. "We treat those the same ways we treat the the sinus conditions, whether it's with medications or in-office procedures."
According to Mayo Clinic, one of the symptoms of a headache resulting from both sinusitis and migraines would be if the pain worsens while laying down or bending over. However, other symptoms that can differentiate the two are nausea or vomiting and aggravation from bright light or noise, both of which are indications of migraines, not sinusitis.
If you are dealing with a sinus headache, it is a result of inflammation of the sinuses. Your sinuses are spaces inside your forehead, cheekbones and behind the bridge of your nose that are filled with air. When they become inflamed, they swell, make more mucus, and the channels that drain them can get blocked, according to WebMD. This accumulating pressure in your sinuses causes pain that feels like a headache.
It's important to figure out what kind of headache you're dealing with, so the correct course of action can be taken to relieve your pain. Dealing with headaches can be a nuisance, but Blair and his team at Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers can help diagnose whether they may be resulting from a sinus issue and assist you with the treatment you need.
To learn more about the symptoms of sinusitis and allergies, take this Sinus Self-Assessment Quiz.
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