Sinus pain refers to the pain caused due to inflamed lining of the sinus cavities. There are four sinus cavities in the human skull. The inflammation could be due to bacteria, virus or some allergy e.g. allergy from pollen, dust or smoke. Sinus pain could occur in the head, cheeks, jaws or teeth. The location of the sinus pain depends entirely on which sinus is affected. Affected frontal...

Sinusitis is simply inflamed or infected sinus cavities. Sinus anatomy - there are four sets of sinus cavities and the problem can be in any of them. If you think you have sinusitis symptoms or signs, such as irritated throat, lightly coughing, sinus headache, yellowish mucous, stuffy nose, blockage, pressure or pain, etc., here are a few tips you should know. First of all knowing if you can...

Acute sinusitis comes with many uncomfortable symptoms. Some of these symptoms include frontal headaches, facial pain, post nasal drip, sore throat and persistent cough. A person can develop a sinus infection if it takes too long a time to recover from the common cold or viral influenza. The main cause of the problem is nasal congestion associated with both illnesses. The blockage of the nasal...

There are four main sinus cavities in the head. They are frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary. As the name suggests, maxillary sinus disease occurs when the membrane of the maxillary sinus cavity becomes inflamed. The maxillary sinuses are basically located below the eyes on either side of the nose. The inflammation of the mucous membrane may be due to infection or allergy. Maxillary sinus...