{"id":3712,"date":"2024-02-15T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/headaches\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2023-12-03T08:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:47:08","slug":"14-sinus-headaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/headaches\/14-sinus-headaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinus Headaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sinus Related Headaches<\/span><\/p>\n

Sinus headaches are serious as they usually come along with a fever and many other symptoms of infected sinuses.<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem with sinus headaches is that they are very painful and people who are looking for treatment are more than likely looking to get rid of the pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

One will more than likely also have the associated fever that comes along with getting a sinus headache so one will more than likely not be at work or going about your normal business.<\/span><\/p>\n

A recent study that was done showed that out of more than 4,000 people who went to a doctor to get help in dealing with their sinus headaches, 90% of these were actually migraines and not sinus headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The difference is important as the treatment to solve the problem is different.<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing the difference between a sinus headache and a migraine is vitally important.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is something that usually takes a bit of getting used to and people who develop chronic sinusitis get to know the difference over time. <\/span><\/p>\n

Solving the problem of chronic sinusitis will eventually also solve the problem of sinus headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the intensity of the sinus headache is very high and some say worse than even a migraine, the treatment in solving the problem is very different.<\/span><\/p>\n

One needs to deal with the reason why you got the headache and not necessarily directly with the pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, the pain of a sinus headache starts with the infected sinuses which get inflamed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This results in swelling and runny nose etc. which is something that is caused as a result of the infection.<\/span><\/p>\n

This means that in order to stop the headache one needs to stop the cause of the headache, which are infected sinuses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simply taking a pain killer because you have a sinus headache is not going to stop you from getting a headache.<\/span><\/p>\n

You need to deal directly with the reason that you got the headache in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is done by taking decongestants, anti-inflammatories, and other types of medication, as prescribed by your doctor.<\/span><\/p>\n

The worse thing you can do is to try and self-medicate.<\/span><\/p>\n

The medication that you need to take when you have a sinus headache might not be directly aimed at the severe pain that you are in.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the bottom line is that your headache will stop once the cause of the headache has been effectively illuminated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The associated symptoms that come along with a sinus headache are the most important.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is certainly a lot of information that needs to be digested and not just dealing with the first and primary objective which is dealing with the pain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, there are more and more people that get affected by sinus headaches and it is now reported that over 30 million American report sinus headaches each year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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