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Sinus Pain & Congestion

Does this describe your symptom?

  
  • Sensation of fullness, pressure and pain on the face overlying a sinus cavity (e.g. above the eyebrow, behind the eye, around the eye, or over the cheekbone).
  • Pain or pressure may be bilateral (on both sides of face), but more often is unilateral (on one side of the face).
  • Associated symptoms are a blocked nose, nasal discharge, and/or postnasal drip.
General Information
  • Sinus pain and congestion: The opening from the nose into the sinus can become blocked by an infection or nasal allergy. The symptoms of sinus pain and congestion (pressure) result from trapped fluid in the sinus.
  • Sinusitis: Sometimes fluid trapped in sinuses can become infected with bacteria. When this occurs it is called bacterial sinusitis.

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