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.
For migraine often what will help will be a hot shower stream to the back of the neck. Let this persist for several minutes and slowly and gently move the head from one side to the other. This helps the blood vessels to relax and become less twitchy.
When you are a sufferer of regular migraines what can help is to have a hot shower with a strong stream of water at the back of the neck. Turn the head gently and slowly from side to side thus easing the tension and the twitching blood vessels will relax too. Its no bad idea to "think" the migraine away at the same time. The power of thought is strong, even with a migraine.
Referred pain from the cervical or neck area can bring about frontal sinus pain which is most often both right and left around the eyes. Pressure on the frontal sinus area is not actually painful but pressure on the posterior of the neck will produce pain in the frontal sinus. Nerves that pass through the upper teeth also go to the maxillary sinus so its often not easy to tell where the pain is actually coming from. An xray of the sinuses may be required to determine this.
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.
Other sinus pains can be confused with those of migraine. The nasal septum which commonly becomes crooked and presses on the nerve is one such example. The sinus can become blocked thus causing a vacuum. The nose may not be congested and any xrays will not show anything unusual with this sort of sinus problem.
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