A 41-year-old male asked:
can a sinus infection build pressure in the base of your head. i feel pulsating movement when i rest it against a pillow. ?
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Dr. Steven Koos answered
21 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Certainly: There are several paranasal sinuses - sphenoids, ethmoids, maxillary, frontal. The ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses in particular can cause pain as your are describing. You have been evaluated by an ENT hopefully?
Answered on Jun 10, 2014
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Exam: This question cannot be answered without a comprehensive physical examination.
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