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Sinus pain is a symptom in which a person has pain in the sinus spaces of the face. The sinuses are hollow spaces in the facial bones, with the largest spaces in each cheekbone and in the forehead. Sinus infections can cause sinus pressure, sinus pain, headaches, fever, cloudy nasal mucous discharge, etc.

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33 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Head, Face

Is Symptom of

Common cold
Condition
Sinusitis
Allergy
Nonallergic rhinitis
Condition
Chronic sinusitis
Condition
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