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No. they are two different issues affecting the head causing pain! :) Sinus - http://www.sinuswars.com/sinuscauses.htm Migraine - http://www.midas-migraine.net/About_Migraine/newback02.asp
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What does it mean when you have a sharp pain in your head in ur sinuses?
Possibly a migraine headache?
What is the difference from a cold and sinuses?
The difference between them is Sinuses are caused by bacteria and colds are caused by viruses. Viruses are commonly minor in comparison to bacteria (which is what causes sinus problems). That is just a small comparison.
What are the four pairs of paranasal sinuses?
Paranasal sinuses are a group of four air-filled spaces. Maxillary sinuses surround the nasal cavity, frontal sinuses are above the eyes, ethmoid sinuses are between the eyes and sphenoid sinuses are behind the eyes.
What is thought to lighten the head and provide resonancefor the voice?
The sinuses: paranasal sinuses are a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity (maxillary sinuses), above the eyes (frontal sinuses), between the eyes (ethmoidal sinuses), and behind the ethmoids (sphenoidal sinuses).
Where are the ethmoid sinuses?
The sinuses are paired air pockets located within the bones of the face. They are: the ethmoid sinuses; located between the eyes, just behind the bridge of the nose.
Four bones containing paranasal sinuses?
The maxillary sinuses are in the maxillary bones under the eyes. The frontal sinuses are in the frontal bone of your forehead. The ethmoid sinuses are in the ethmoid bone between the nose and the eyes. And the sphenoid sinuses are are in the sphenoid bone at the center of the skull base, below the pituitary gland.
What is the difference between a ct head scan and a ct sinus scan?
A head scan looks primarily at the brain and a sinus scan looks only at the sinuses in the face region.
Where are all the sinuses located?
The paranasal sinus is behind your nose and cheeks. http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Headneck/Typesofheadneckcancers/Paranasalsinuscancer The medical term for it is called the maxillae
What is the function of the pulmonic sinuses?
The function of the pulmonary sinuses is to separate both of the semilunar cusps that are in the pulmonary trunk valve. They forma think wall between the two.
What is the common name given to the venous sinuses in the dura mater?
dural sinuses, cerebral sinuses, or cranial sinuses
What is the diff between coughing and sneezeing?
coughing clears your lungs sneezing clears your sinuses
Are Sinuses found in the temporal bone?
The paranasal sinuses (which surround the nose) are found in the following bones: frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxillary. The maxillary sinuses are the largest of all sinuses. There are also sinuses found near the mastoid process of the temporal bone called the mastoid sinuses. The mastoid sinuses communicates with the inner ear, whereas the paranasal sinuses communicate with the nasal cavity.
