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Why do eyes hurt when you have a cold?
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Sinusitis: There are 3 sinuses surrounding each eye that share some common nerves in addition to proximity. That is why people have deep socket eye pain when they catch a cold that involves the sinuses. See an your primary care physician.
Answered 9/12/2017
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