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Jim_Maine

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Cold Draft On Forehead = Sinus Headaches
Posted: 12-20-07 09:51am

I have had this condition for quite a few years. It only happens in the Winter.

I live in Maine and if my forehead is exposed to a cold draft of winter air for as little as 30 seconds, I get a terrible Sinus headache in the forehead area that can last for days.

I don't get any Sinus drainage with this... (mucus, etc.). Aspirin and Tylenol does not help, so I have to take Benedryl which relieves it after a few days. I am not supposed to take Benedryl because of Heart Disease, but I have no other choice to relieve the pain.

When sleeping at night time, if I lie in bed the pain grows worse to a terrible throbbing pain. So, I have to sleep "sitting up" in a chair.

I have told my doctor about this, and he just shrugs it off as a sinus headache, but I have never heard of anyone else that has experienced this.

I always wear a hat when I am outside, but all it takes is a cold winter draft, (if a passenger rolls down a car window for a few seconds, or I stick my head out the door just to get the newspaper on the doorstep), and it will instantly bring on a headache in my forehead.

Has anyone ever heard of this, and knows what medication can be used to alleviate the pain?

Thank you,

Jim
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Posted: 12-20-07 11:29am

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Jim_Maine

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Headache
Posted: 12-21-07 08:06am

Thank you for posting the link, but the type of headache is not covered in it. As mentioned in my initial post, I have no Sinus drainage...

Jim
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John300

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Cold draft headaches
Posted: 01-29-08 23:01pm

Jim,
I have exactly the same problem. Summer or winter....a short draft of maybe 20 seconds will result in a sinus headache that lasts from a few hours to one full day. I'm 55 and lost a good deal of my hair. I wear a thin stokcing cap to bed since even that exposure to cooler air will cause sinus problems. I have found that OTC 12 hr sinus medicines like Sudafed 12 hour along with Tylenol migraine pills head me quite bit. I live in the Chicago area, so I see the full gamit of weather.
John
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