sinusits and severe headaches

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Hi, it might be worthwhile considering the possibility that you, like myself, are allergic to NON-SAUTEED onions/garlic. (BTW, I’m not the only one, see the many testimonials by onion-allergy sufferers starting at this page: http://allergies.about.com/library/uc/uc-onions.htm) For example, salads mixed with onions. Or garlicky pickles, or soup cooked with raw rather than sauteed onions. I’ve had this hidden allergy for years, which would cause me a headachy feeling and also terrible sore throat & weeks of nasal drip, and I never realized I had a hidden allergy, until by a fluke, I got an eye-opener upon desperately chewing raw garlic in the hope of reversing my cold. Instead, naturally, it worsened it, and BINGO, the light dawned…

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I forgot to say that I have had 3 sinus infections this year which required the addition of prednisone to help cut down on inflammation (usually 6 wk or more to treat) . It is a very confusing and complex situation I’m

Oy! RandyO and others: Have you heard of a Neti pot? http://www.tarayoga.net/neti/ is just one link. No it has nothing to do with Bigfoot. A neti is a ceramic "pitcher" that is filled with warm salt water. To use it, tilt your head 90 degrees to one side, and insert the spout of the pitcher in the uppermost nostril, allowing the salt water to flow thru the nose. This reaches areas that are missed by saline snorting and is MUCH gentler than forcing it thru with mechanical means. I have several friends that have averted daily headaches merely by doing this daily. I have reduced my headaches significantly by making this part of my daily routine. I had a pitcher that I of course dropped about a week after purchase, and it shattered. I replaced it with an economical plastic drinking cup made for children, that has a straw built into the base of it. A 25 cent rubber fitting from the plumbing section at the hardware store shoved onto the straw made it fit my nostril perfectly. tada. Total cost about $2 and it is durable enough to travel with. Give it a shot. And use sea salt. If you use enough salt it is entirely painless and very soothing, in fact, when the air is dry. happy trails, rorschandt

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mk Yes, migraines can feel like pressure in your sinus’. I can tell the difference between a sinus head ache and a migraine – for me it is seven hours of nausea and vomitting, every ten to fifteen minutes, sensitivity to light, sound and touch – Migraine Sinus headache – pressure in head that responds to pain killers and no nausea at all

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Yes, migraines can feel like pressure in your sinus’. I can tell the difference between a sinus head ache and a migraine – for me it is seven hours of nausea and vomitting, every ten to fifteen minutes, sensitivity to light, sound and touch – Migraine Sinus headache – pressure in head that responds to pain killers and no nausea at all

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Have you ever had a sleep test, or has your dentist ever mentioned that you might be clenching your teeth while asleep? That’s me in a nutshell, and the nightly clenching irritates the jaw muscles which irritates the nerves which irritates the sinuses which makes me have sinusitis!!! AND bullet-proof daily headaches deep behind the eyes. And I’ve had the sleep apnea and sinuses/turbinates/deviated septum surgery already, too. Or have you had the NTI-tss lecture before? If not, try reading this site, because many of us migrainy folks have gotten these NTI devices (I”m getting mine at my next dentist appt.) and the NTI has helped quite a few folks. It’s also an approved medical device that your regular physician can give you a script for, so your insurance will cover it, or at least you can write it off your taxes. http://www.nti-tss.com/ Hope this helps. Ginnie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all, I am new to this group. I’ve had many years of struggling with chronic sinusitis. Had my fourth surgery a month ago. Previous to my surgeries I had experienced severe headaches. Overall I feel just great. However, I still continue to get these unbearable headaches even after the surgery. I know the entire sinus cavity is completely open and draining properly. Advil, tylenol, tylenol 3, hydrocodeine with tylenol, decongestants, afrin do not resolve the headache. The pain I experience is located deeply behind the eyes. Sometimes it is just on one side of my head. I am now thinking that these are really migraines, at times exacerbated by sinus infections. I am curious to hear what symptoms some of you experience, such as the location of pain; would also love to hear from other sinus sufferers who may experience severe headaches. Thanks!

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My cheezy on-line book is titled: "Splitting the Headache and Solving the Sinuses" because it explains the very connection you are describing. http://www.drjimboyd.com/book/Title.htm -El Cheezy-author-O~ http://www.nti-tss.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all, I am new to this group. I’ve had many years of struggling with chronic sinusitis. Had my fourth surgery a month ago. Previous to my surgeries I had experienced severe headaches. Overall I feel just great. However, I still continue to get these unbearable headaches even after the surgery. I know the entire sinus cavity is completely open and draining properly. Advil, tylenol, tylenol 3, hydrocodeine with tylenol, decongestants, afrin do not resolve the headache. The pain I experience is located deeply behind the eyes. Sometimes it is just on one side of my head. I am now thinking that these are really migraines, at times exacerbated by sinus infections. I am curious to hear what symptoms some of you experience, such as the location of pain; would also love to hear from other sinus sufferers who may experience severe headaches. Thanks!

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I am pretty new also. But I can offer that I spent years complaining to my doctor of sinus headaches and getting no real relief. And they just escalated. Finally he suggested it may be migraine and not sinus, and hormonally induced migraine. We began by fiddling with BC pills, and that helped some things but worsened others. SO I went off those completely, which helped for a few months, then back to the monthly (at least) headaches. Then he tried naproxin as a preventative measure, and that helped once or twice and after that it did lessen the severity, but the headaches came back. Now I have imitrex and so far that works. Sorry for the history novel, but I think you may be right in pursuing the possibility that you are experiencing migraines. I called my headaches sinus as that area was affected, and I always felt congested, but I never did have any drainage, and the few x-rays I had showed no blockages, so I think the migraines were maybe irritating the sinus membrane???? mk

Hi all, I am new to this group. I’ve had many years of struggling with chronic sinusitis. Had my fourth surgery a month ago. Previous to my surgeries I had experienced severe headaches. Overall I feel just great. However, I still continue to get these unbearable headaches even after the surgery. I know the entire sinus cavity is completely open and draining properly. Advil, tylenol, tylenol 3, hydrocodeine with tylenol, decongestants, afrin do not resolve the headache. The pain I experience is located deeply behind the eyes. Sometimes it is just on one side of my head. I am now thinking that these are really migraines, at times exacerbated by sinus infections. I am curious to hear what symptoms some of you experience, such as the location of pain; would also love to hear from other sinus sufferers who may experience severe headaches. Thanks!

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