You have four sets of sinus cavities. Sometime it’s good to know which sinuses are causing your sinus infection, whether you have one now or not. And the sinus infection symptoms can be different with each infection because it may be involving a different set of sinuses.

If the ethmoid sinuses are involved you can have nasal congestion and a discharge, commonly called postnasal drip, and this drainage will drain into the throat. You can have pain and pressure around the eye in its inner corner or even down one side of your nose. You could have a sinus headache around your eye or in the temple area.
You symptoms can be worse if you cough or do any straining or lie down, especially on your back. Sinuses prefer the head in an upright position if infected. And you may have a temperature (fever).

If the maxillary sinuses, which lie behind the cheek bones, are involved you could have pain across the cheek bones, under or around the eye region or around the upper teeth. Many people go to the dentist complaining of a toothache, when it’s actually the maxillary sinuses causing the problem. You can feel pressure or pain on just one side or on both sides. You can feel pain when bending forward and feel better when sitting down in a reclining position.

With frontal sinuses, which lie behind the forehead on one side or both sides, you may have a severe headache in the forehead. You may or may not have a temperature. You’ll feel worse when lying down. You may have discharge draining down into your throat.


With the sphenoid sinuses involved you may have a headache on top of the head because they lie so deep behind the nasal passages. It could be on one side or both. It could also involve the forehead and eye. You may or may not have a temperature. Pain will be worse when lying on your back or if you bend your head forward. If the sinuses get too inflamed they may cause some pressure that involves your vision, you can have nasal discharge. You may also have halitosis (bad breath) from the discharge in your throat.

These are just a few of the sinus infection symptoms to look for if you have a sinus problem or think you have an infection. You can treat yourself naturally. You can get rid of a sinus infection at home with natural home treatments. You don’t want to use medications or drugs because they may make it worse and you’ll have to deal with the side effects. You can get better. Infections will run their course and you can shorten it quite a bit with the right at-home treatment.

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