Changes in the weather can cause headaches. Sinus pressure or nasal congestion can cause headaches. The headache can be treated with a “sinus” medication. Most headache experts believe that sinus headaches are often overdiagnosed as a reason for recurring headaches. The author was actually at a conference of headache specialists where one experienced physician said, “Everything that I know about sinus headaches, I learned from television!”
What’s the point?
The speaker argued that we have all been brainwashed by years worth of pharmaceutical advertising to associate sinus disease with pain in the front. Do you recall the little triangles that were placed around the nose, eyes, and forehead of Dristan(R), sinus pills? These images were everywhere for years, not only in the media but also on subways and buses. The company’s marketing team did a great job.
A sinus infection can cause severe pain. In the more common situation of sinus congestion, there is usually no pain or mild discomfort. If that is the case, then what causes more severe pains in the front of your head? Migraine and tension-type headaches are the most common causes.
Pain Factor
Migraine is the most common cause of pain that interferes with or prevents you from doing your normal activities. The pain can last up to 472 hours if it is not treated or prevented. If this system seems too complex, here are some alternatives. Are you suffering from chronic, severe headaches? Do you want to lie down when you have a headache? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, it is likely that you have migraines.
Sinus headaches are unlikely. Researchers at the Headache Care Center in Springfield, Missouri, examined 2991 patients who claimed to have sinus headaches. They also screened for people who were not previously diagnosed with migraine. Researchers excluded patients with signs of infection.
Diagnosis
The system of diagnosis was used to determine that 80% of the patients had migraine. Another 8% had probable migraine. What about those three items which seemed to confirm that a headache was caused by sinuses? A change in weather can trigger migraines, most likely via a drop in or rise of barometric pressure. A migraine attack can also be caused by nasal congestion or pressure in your sinuses.
It is never a good idea to base a diagnosis on the treatment that works best for it. One treatment might not work for all conditions. Sinus pills are made up of multiple ingredients, with one being a painkiller.
Conclusion
Sometimes, caffeine can also be found in pills that can treat migraine headaches. Ironically, there is a paradox to the confusion between migraine headaches and sinus headaches. Despite the fact that drug companies used to struggle to convince people that they had sinus headaches, there are now some good migraine medicines available. The drug companies that sell them are just so determined to persuade people that they have migraines.