Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers can help even 'chronic allergy sufferers' with painful headaches

Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers can provide treatment for people who are suffering from headaches brought on by allergies.

Research from Healthline estimates that 70 to 80% of people experience headaches, and about 50% get one at least once a month. Some of those headaches are a result of allergies.

"Allergies are a condition where your body reacts to an allergen in the environment, especially in your nose. Your nose is covered with a mucous membrane similar to your mouth," Dr. Matthew Blair of Gulf Coast Breathe Free said. "And there's these cells within your nose called mast cells, and they release something called histamine. And histamine is what gives you this overall reaction of itchy eyes, itchy nose, sneezing, clear watery mucus and just stuffiness, that general uncomfortable feeling that you may get. And what that does is it also causes swelling in the tissues in the nose, and they can block openings to the sinuses if you're a chronic allergy sufferer."

According to Healthline, some common allergies that can lead to a headache are: allergic rhinitis -- also known as hay fever -- food allergies and histamine. If your allergies and headaches get to a point where they’re interfering with your day-to-day activities, schedule an appointment with your doctor for a full diagnosis and possibly a referral to an allergist.

"Sinus headaches are just headaches," Blair said. "It's kind of like facial pain that comes from sinus disease. And we treat those the same ways we treat the the sinus conditions, whether it's with medications or in-office procedures."

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Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers is committed to providing the best sinus and allergy relief in the entire Panhandle area, using the most advanced, proven patient-friendly techniques available. With 29 million Americans suffering from sinusitis and 242,000 annual chronic sinusitis ER visits, our mission is to provide minimally invasive options for needed long-lasting relief so that patients can get back to living. We call this mission Breathe Free and Live Well, and it is the North Star that guides us in each unique, collaborative patient interaction. To learn more about Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers, please visit our website.