Know the symptoms of sinus headaches and how to treat them

Video content is professionally consulted by Dr., BS. Ton That Tri Dung, Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Da Nang International General Hospital

Sinusitis is a fairly common medical condition, patients can have acute or chronic sinusitis depending on the progression of the disease. However, whether acute or chronic sinusitis can still cause symptoms such as tinnitus, headaches due to sinusitis, it is necessary to seek medical intervention to improve quality of life.
The cause of acute and chronic sinusitis is mostly due to allergic agents entering the sinuses and causing frontal sinusitis or sinusitis. Allergic agents from the daily living environment and encountering an allergic body will cause the disease to appear earlier and more severe, such as: dog hair, cat hair, pollen, bugs, ticks, dust dirty, .... Some cases of acute sinusitis due to excessive use of decongestant sprays or smoking, drugs also increase the risk of sinusitis.
In addition to tinnitus, the patient may have sinusitis, headache, a headache when the sinus passages behind the eyes, nose and forehead are blocked, causing increased pressure inside, leading to pain. A sinus headache can be felt on one or both sides of the head. Sinusitis headache can occur seasonally depending on the causative agent, patients usually have the following symptoms:
Headache worse when leaning forward Nasal color is unusual (green, yellow) Feeling Feeling of increased pressure on the forehead, cheeks, and bridge of the nose Cheeks, nose, and forehead that are swollen and redder than other areas are also common symptoms Sinusitis headaches and other symptoms of sinusitis can be treated with medication or surgery:
Drug treatment: Applied for cases of acute sinusitis and some forms of chronic sinusitis. Patients are assigned to use antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, analgesic, decongestant; expectorant, expectorant, decongestant, cough suppressant, antipyretic; topical antiseptic; steroids; nasal irrigation solution with physiological saline or sea water; Nasal steaming;... Surgical treatment: Sinus surgery is indicated for patients with chronic sinusitis who have abnormalities in the anatomical structures of the nasal septum, nasal sinuses, carious teeth, nasal polyps or the appearance of Tumors within the sinuses that have not been responded to by medical therapy. In summary, headaches caused by sinusitis are very common, and treating sinusitis will significantly reduce these symptoms. Depending on acute or chronic sinusitis, we have specific treatment methods.