I posted the other day about a tender pain on the top of my head with an earache. Well I went to the Dr. and she told me I had a bad sinus infection. She checked me for other more serious things (by checking my pupils, eye movements, facial movements, etc.) but said it was definately a bad sinus infection. She said even though I do not have a stuffy nose I can still have a sinus infection. I was just wondering does this make sense to anyone that without a stuffy nose, or pain on my forehead and cheeks it is still an obvious sinus infection? please tell me you opinions.

I am having the same problems. This happens to me when I stand up from lying on the couch or in bed. It is almost like I am unbalanced with a horrible pain on the right front side of my head. I also have an ear infection.

Have you just gotten over the flu?
I just did. I was sick for seven days. It was horrible. The whole time that I was sick though, I did not have a stuffed nose, just a sore throat, body aches, and very high fevers. I am now taking Mucinex to clear up the fluid in my lungs. (I did not think that I had any, but now I see that I definitely do!) I have not been to the Dr and plan to wait a little longer to see if these pains go away. I suspect that they are from a sinus infection. Let me know if you find some relief in another fashion.

I just got over a sinus infection too after being on antibiotics for two weeks and I never had a stuffy nose either. What my doctor explained to me was that a lot of inflammation can trap all the congestion further up in your sinuses and in that case it would manifest itself with other symptoms like pain and maybe dizziness, but not stuffiness. I did have the type of pain you are describing, along with pain along the tops of my cheekbones. One way to help determine if it is a sinus infection or not is to try taking something like Sudafed or Dimetapp. It if helps it is probably a sinus headache. I get them a lot. I am giving you that advice for future reference though since you already have a diagnosis this time. I would just take the antibiotics and if it doesn't seem better by Monday I would call the doctor again.

Nancy

They tell me the same thing at the doctor's office sometimes when I have prolonged headaches with mild nasal stuffiness and put me on antibiotics. I am always skeptical but sometimes the antibiotics do help so I wonder if it really was a sinus infection. Also, migraines can cause ear pain, sinus pressure, nasal stuffiness, neck and shoulder pain etc... because the trigeminal nerve runs along those areas as well and when that becomes inflamed you can feel sinus related symptoms.

If a dose of Sudafed plus a shot of Afrin into each nostril helps, then it is almost certainly sinus headache.

If they occur frequently, regular use of a nasal steroin (ie Fixonase) may help prevent them, or corrective surgery may be required.

Advil Sinus, plus inhaling steam with eucyliptus oil added brings a lot of relief

I suffer from Sinus Migraines. I am told that 3 of the reasons you can get frequent Sinus Infections are...smoking, alergies or colds/flus'. I do not smoke and rarely get a cold. I rarely have stuffiness when I get these migraines as well. Another way to tell is if it hurts to bed over. I also find sometimes it helps to put medicated ointment like vicks right on your sinus cavities. My grandmother, father and other siblings of mine suffer from them. My grandmother died at 34 yrs old because of suicide due to the pain. Back then they didn't have much for pain relief. I've been to Emerge in such severe pain that they had to give me major pain relief. The one time I had to take 3 doses of the Antibiotics to get rid of the infection!

Best of luck to you all. I know its not fun.

Luanne

I suffer from Sinus Migraines. I am told that 3 of the reasons you can get frequent Sinus Infections are...smoking, alergies or colds/flus'. I do not smoke and rarely get a cold. I rarely have stuffiness when I get these migraines as well. Another way to tell is if it hurts to bed over. I also find sometimes it helps to put medicated ointment like vicks right on your sinus cavities. My grandmother, father and other siblings of mine suffer from them. My grandmother died at 34 yrs old because of suicide due to the pain. Back then they didn't have much for pain relief. I've been to Emerge in such severe pain that they had to give me major pain relief. The one time I had to take 3 doses of the Antibiotics to get rid of the infection!

Best of luck to you all. I know its not fun.

Luanne

I'm experiencing similar tenderness in my face as well as the top of my head. I never had the weird pain atop my head with my last sinus infection, so it's new to me. A doctor I spoke to reassured me that this is a common symptom related to sinus infections and I've been taking Zithromax for the past two days, along with Robitussin and Advil. Thus far, I have seen no improvement; I notice the pain tends to worsen at night. With both my previous sinus problem and my current one, I did not have any sort of problems wit my nose - no drainage, no difficulty breathing, nothing. I did not even have a cold or the flu prior to either; in fact, I went to the ER when I first started to get tension-like headaches because I thought I was having a stroke.

I'm hoping I can get rid of this, even if it takes more than one round of antibiotics. I cannot return to classes next quarter with my sinuses being so messed up.