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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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35 year experience in Pediatrics

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Very common

Body locations

Face, Head, Nose

Is Symptom of

Upper respiratory infection
Condition
Common cold
Condition
Sinusitis
Allergy
Chronic sinusitis
Condition
Nonallergic rhinitis
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