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Symptoms of Sinus Headache and treatment

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

A sinus headache is a headache that occurs because your sinuses are congested with mucus. The sinuses are hollow spaces in the bones of your face. They connect with the nose through small openings. Like the nose, they are lined with membranes that make mucus. Mucus drains through the small openings to the nose. Some [...]

Acupuncture as a treatment for Sinus Headache

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

The National Institutes of Health recommends acupuncture as a treatment for sinus headache. While few studies have investigated whether acupuncture is effective specifically for sinus headache, this condition is often successfully treated by acupuncturists. An acupuncturist diagnoses headaches not as migraine, tension, or sinus, but rather as conditions deriving from “energetic” imbalances. Practitioners often describe [...]