Sinus Problems Or Migraine – Which Are You Suffering With?
The differences between suffering a migraine and suffering from sinus problems may seem to be minute, to the point that its very difficult to tell which is which and what you are actually suffering from. In actuality there are a number of clear pointers which make it fairly obvious on the whole if its a migraine or if its sinuses. Lets have a look now at which is which.
The term for this sort of event is “prodromata”. It occurs when the blood vessels constrict and then suddenly come open which causes leakage through the walls of the blood vessels. It brings about a throbbing sensation and is the cause of the headache. It most often is worse than a tension headache and most people find that lying down with a cold compress applied to the head is the best form of remedy. The compress will help to constrict the blood vessels that are swollen. Migraines are very variable in nature. For example, with the onset of pregnancy or menopause they can become worse or indeed stop all together.
Most sinus pains are caused by the failure of the nasal cilia – very small hairs – in removing toxins and bacteria. One way to remedy this scenario is with hydro pulse nasal/sinus irrigation which helps to restore the movement of the cilia. This action is also therapeutic and relaxing. Recurring sinus headaches are caused due to inflammation remaining within the sinal cavity. A sufferer may well have taken the correct antibiotics but because the cilia are not able to remove the toxins and bacteria another infection occurs. With pulsatile irrigation this problem does not happen. There is no further need for antibiotics when the bacteria are greatly reduced in the sinuses and nose.
Many or even most sinus pains are down to a failure of cilia in the nasal cavities. These cilia are very small hairs that line the walls of the nose and remove toxins and bacteria. Re-occuring sinus headaches are due to the sinal cavities remaining inflamed. It may well be that the sufferer has taken the correct antibiotics and these have worked well but the toxins and bacteria in the nasal cavities are still there and thus cause further infection. If pulsatile irrigation is undertaken then this problem no longer persists. In which case there is no requirement for continuous antibiotics.
With sinus pain the headache or pain is more localized to the sinus areas. For example – the maxillary sinus will cause pain in the cheeks and the teeth can ache too. If on both sides of the nose between the eyes it is the ethmoid sinuses. Headaches caused by sinus problems are associated with nasal congestion and it can make a person feel sick. Pain in the roof of the orbit of the eys is a frontal sinus headache. The floor of the frontal sinus presses on the roof of the eye thus causing pressure and discomfort. On the other hand, the sphenoid sinus is at the back of the nose behind the throat and pain can be referred in any direction.
Some other points to note here are: – if your sinus pain comes on due to drinking red wine its a migraine – if you are woken in the night with a throbbing headache its a migraine – if you are suffering from local tenderness, yellow discharge, a stuffy nose then this is sinus trouble – if the pain lasts for a few days then this would tend to mean sinus issues as a migraine would be shorter in duration
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