What is Sinus Migraine? - Chapter 1: Migraine Types - Explainer Video Series

Have you taken numerous antibiotics for a sinus infection that won’t go away? Did sinus surgery only temporarily help your symptoms? You may be living with sinus migraine. Learn about this commonly misdiagnosed condition, including symptoms, treatments and more in this brief explainer video.
For more information about migraine, visit www.MigraineDisorders.org
This content has been medically reviewed by Dr. Frederick Godley. This is not a recognized headache type by the International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition and is a hypothesis by Dr. Godley and other otolaryngologists.
This video is sponsored in part by Amgen and Collegium Pharmaceutical.
*The contents of this video are intended for general informational purposes only and does not constitute professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. AMD does not recommend or endorse any treatment, products, or procedures mentioned. Reliance on any information provided by this content is solely at your own risk.

[@AD-rr9uz]

Could have saved a lot of time & agony if neurologist or ENT doc discussed this years ago. Ty

[@Kidoogrow]

Did u get a full relief treatment? If yes please provide doctor contact number.❤️👍

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

This is probably what I have. A bit confusing since they seem to be triggered by allergen exposure. I'm allergic to birch - not just the pollen but the leaves, etc. I went out to rake leaves, I wore an N95 mask but took it off when I was finished with the leaves and watered some plants. I guess the dust from the leaves was still in the air; it was a relatively dry day. I developed a migraine with all classic symptoms; my sinuses and eye on the same side also were inflamed. The headache is mostly gone but the sinuses and eye are still inflamed. This happened the first time I raked leaves in the season and did not wear a mask. I'm a middle aged woman on menopause HRT. I can't really rule out a lingering infection though since the back of my throat tends to taste bad when I wake up. I also have sicca. I've been checked for Sjogren's and Lupus autoantibodies - all negative. I lose so many days to migraine. I'm afraid to take aspirin (which does relieve my migraines) since I have low eGFR for my age; the aspirin also worsens my tinnitus. I take 325 mg aspirin if I feel I might vomit or can't stand up from dizziness. The other thing that really helps is an ice pack, but I can't do much with an ice pack on my head. I noticed I tend to put the ice pack over the trigeminal nerve ganglion - the light pink structure in the figure at 1:13 . I wouldn't think the cold would reach that deep, perhaps it is affecting afferent nerves in the skin.

[@bigred9428]

Look up hemi-crania continua. Also, you might want to be checked for spore exposure.

[@Loveistheway-prayalways.]

Thank u for sharing ❤️

[@aritrachatterjee7615]

I am suffering from sinus migraine.with neck pain and neck stiffness. What medicines i should take?

[@rangermaverick85]

Talk to a neurologist l, usually amitriptyline, nortriptyline or venlafaxine are prescribed.

[@bharatnadhani4532]

Many are interpreted as trigeminal neuralgia. I am also confused, get 50 percent relief by the physiotherapy of the shoulder pain, magnesium L threonate + glycinate bettered sleep. From India.

[@vanessagoudie7615]

What can we do about it?

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Any downsides to using abortives / tryptans besides cost? My sister had severe migraines & used them - they must not have worked very well since she wound up taking beta blockers. Then she had a series of strokes. I'm estranged from her new due to dysfunctional family issues so I don't know what her health situation is currently. Years ago she said she experienced relief from migraines when she took a spin class - a form of HIIT training using a stationary bicycle. I need to get back to doing cardio, as it does seem to help. I suspect she may be a gene carrier for familial Mediterranean fever since I am (twitchy NLRP3 inflammasome). Low dose colchicine is being tried for CVD - I wonder if it could be used for migraine prevention.

[@tamiz8895]

I’ve been taking sumatriptan for over 25 years. Prior to diagnosis, I always thought that my migraines were due to allergies and mucus overproduction, so I was using OTC allergy and migraine medication. It wasn’t until I saw a neurologist that I discovered they were possibly four types of migraine: sinus, hormonal, barometric and stress. I also on occasion get cluster “headaches“, oh my gosh are they painful, like otherworldly pain, hell on earth. Also, migraine can be caused by PT SD or C P TSD (I can’t type those as one abbreviation, for some stupid reason they get my comments removed). Anyhow, I’ve had cat-scans and the doctor found some scarring fr migraines-it does cause damage with or without the sumatriptan, there’s a lot of evidence out there.

[@MRCATWRENCH]

Triptans are a vasoconstrictor, they constrict all the capillaries in your body when you take them. I’ve developed Raynaud’s phenomenon. Probably from years of triptan use. Ironically, Raynaud’s is a contraindication for triptan use.

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Thanks for this info. I have symptoms of erythromelalgia. Some ppl say they are 'opposite' conditions - but I don't think so. I think they may share underlying mechanisms. There are people who have both Raynaud's and erythromelalgia. My fingers also hurt a lot when I touch very cold things. @@MRCATWRENCH

[@doriscastillo2232]

All the way from Republic of Ireland filipino

[@rikofutur]

Iam

[@bigred9428]

Why is every headache now called a migraine? I can understand up to 10-20 years ago, when "migraine" was all they had, but there are now many new headache names out there, yet migraine is still used willy nilly.

[@Brizzy_7]

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