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Who Gets Sinus Headaches - Prevalence And Diagnosis |
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Also, allergic rhinitis seems to be an
aggravating factor. Those prone to colds and allergies are the ones who
usually acquire the sinus headache.
Those who have any kind of a
structural deformity in the nose like a deformed bone or tissue are also
at a higher risk of acquiring a sinus headache.
How to
diagnose a sinus headache?
A sinus headache is
quite often confused with a migraine or a tension-type headache. Hence,
the physician firstly takes a detailed medical history of the patients
and then performs a physical exam.
The nasal discharge may be
tested for the possibility of any allergy or infections.
The
confirmation of one suffering from a sinus headache can be made with the
help of an x-ray or a CT scan (Computed Tomography Scan) to show if
there is any swelling or fluid in the sinus tissue. Further confirmation
can be btained by performing a nasal endoscopy to look inside the nose
and take samples of the nasal discharge to be tested.
If the
X-ray, CT scan and the nasal endoscopy show positive results then the
patient is diagnosed with sinus headache.
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