Many patients report a delay of 1 - 6 years in the diagnosis of their cluster headaches. Migraine-like symptoms (light and sound sensitivity, aura, nausea, vomiting) are major reasons for the frequent misdiagnosis by primary care doctors. In some cases, patients are inappropriately treated for other types of headaches or health conditions (including having sinus surgery).
Cluster headache is diagnosed by medical history, including the pattern of recurrent...
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Migraine disease often goes undiagnosed or is misdiagnosed as something else. This can happen when doctors misdiagnose Migraines as... Read more »
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DecongestantsDecongestants are drugs that help reduce nasal congestion. They are available in both pill and nasal spray forms. However, decongestants... Read more »
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General Treatment ApproachesThe primary objectives for treatment of sinusitis are reduction of swelling, eradication of infection, draining of the... Read more »
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Prevention There are some measures you can take to decrease your risk of developing sinusitis. If you smoke cigarettes, you should quit, because... Read more »
People who drink too much--or too little--caffeine may be putting themselves at risk for headaches. The Norwegian study found that those who drank... Read more »
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Acute sinusitis; Sinus infection; Sinusitis - acute; Sinusitis - chronic; Rhinosinusitis SymptomsThe classic symptoms of acute sinusitis in adults... Read more »