Headaches have many causes and are classified into three main categories: primary, secondary, and cranial neuralgias. Primary headaches include tension, migraine, and cluster headaches. Secondary headaches can result from head/neck trauma, blood vessel disorders, non-vessel diseases, medications, environmental changes, and psychotic disorders. Sinusitis is a common cause of headaches, accounting for 20% of cases, with symptoms like nasal discharge and facial swelling. CT scans and physical exams are used to diagnose sinus headaches and check for sinus blockages.

1. Ahmed Abdullatif Al Awwad
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3. A Headache is defined as a pain in the
head or upper neck. It is one of the most
common locations of pain in the body and
has many causes.

4.  Headaches have numerous causes, and in
2007 the International Headache Society
agreed upon an updated classification
system for headache.

5.  There are three major categories of
headaches:
• Primary headaches
 Tension headache
 Migraine headache
 Cluster headache
• Cranial neuralgias, facial pain, and other
headaches

6. • Secondary headaches
 Head and neck trauma
 Blood vessels disorders in head and neck
 Non-vessel disease in brain
 Medications
 Changes of body’s environment
 Psychotic disorders
 Eye, ear, nose throat, teeth

8.  They are form 20% of all causes of
headache which are :
• Sinusitis
• Furunculosis of vestibule
• Abscess of septum
• Nasal bones fracture and deviated
septum
• Malignant tumors

10.  The pain is usually accompanied by other
sinus symptoms, such as nasal discharge,
feeling of fullness in the ears, fever, and
facial swelling.
 CT scans or MRI along with a physical
exam are usually conducted to determine
if there is a blockage in the sinuses.

14. A nasal cavity tumor has eroded through the hard palate and is causing
difficulty with fitting a denture.