Sinus Headache Symptoms

Typically, sinus headaches cause:

• Pain and pressure around the sinuses in the face – in the forehead, behind the eyes, and around the cheeks and upper teeth. These areas may be tender to the touch.
• Pain that worsens with movement, like bending over or lying down.

However, if headache pain is your only symptom, you probably don’t have a sinus headache. A sinus headache is usually accompanied by other sinusitis symptoms as well. Sinusitis symptoms include:

• Nasal stuffiness
• Thick yellow or green nasal discharge
• Fever
• Cough and sore throat
• Fatigue

Even if you do have some of these other symptoms, they may not be specific enough for your doctor to give you a clear diagnosis. So to be sure, your doctor will need to do a thorough exam. He or she may also need to run some tests – like CT scans or MRIs – to see if blocked sinuses are the cause of your headaches.