Headaches and Facial Pain
Long-term relief from sinus headaches
The Oklahoma Sinus Center provides advanced diagnosis and treatment for patients suffering from sinus headache and facial pain. Relapsing patterns of sinus pressure, throbbing facial pain, and headache can lead to periods of incapacitation. Work and home life can be threatened by these symptoms, as debility and malaise can persist for weeks or months. Solutions can be simple or complex, but never far out of reach.
Living with chronic symptoms of facial pain
The World Health Organization indicates the global prevalence of headache among adults in the last year is approximately 50-75%. Headache disorders have a tremendous impact on quality of life and migraine specifically is rated as the sixth highest cause worldwide of years lost due to disability.
Many individuals suffer from chronic and relapsing patterns of headache and facial pain. This type of facial pain and pressure, commonly referred to as “sinus headaches,” may also cause pressure around or behind the eyes, pressure and pain in the ears, pain in the teeth, or neck pain. When symptoms continue or remain untreated, individuals may suffer malaise and fatigue, nausea, imbalance, and other disabling symptoms. Often these symptoms have triggers, but those trigger can be difficult to identify.
Symptoms you may experience:
- Pressure in the sinus
- Pressure in the eye
- Pressure in the ear
- Pain in the teeth
- Headache
- Facial numbness
- Imbalance
- Ringing in the ear
- Nasal congestion and drainage
- Tearing from the eye
- Visual disturbance
- Light / sound sensitive
- Fatigue
- Malaise
- Nausea
- Neck pain
Finding relief from chronic facial pain
The Oklahoma Sinus Center works closely with you, your primary care physician, and other health care professionals to diagnose and manage patterns of facial pain. A thorough discussion of your symptoms with a specialist can quickly lead to a better understanding. Examination and testing, such as CT Scan imaging and endoscopy, can easily be performed in office to quickly provide the answers you need. Through a better understanding of the source for sinus headache and facial pain, you can explore the various option for treatment and relief. Medical and surgical options can be a consideration, each individualized to your specific needs.
Could you be suffering from sinus headaches?
Let Oklahoma Sinus Center help! Our team will work with you one-on-one to diagnose and treat your condition and help you breathe easy again.
To schedule an appointment, call us at 405-562-6362.
