title: Why the confusion about sinus headache?
abstract: Patients often believe they have a sinus headache when in fact the headache frequently has another cause. The diagnosis of sinus headache can be confusing because of signs and symptoms in common with migraine. Although not as common a diagnosis as migraine, sinus headache and the associated treatments can be found extensively in references on the Internet.
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA. Electronic address: HLevine@ITS.JNJ.com.
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, NYU Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Department of Rhinology, North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset, Manhasset, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Setzen
authors.affiliation: Health Economics & Value Proposition, Acclarent, Inc, 1525-B O'Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025-1463, USA.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Holy
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D054626:Consumer Health Information; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D039702:Current Procedural Terminology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D020407:Internet; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014887:Weather
keywords: Headache; MarketScan commercial database; Migraine; Sinus; Treatment