Facial pain probably isn't all in your head, and Gulf Coast Breathe Free Sinus & Allergy Centers is determined to alleviate and treat sinus headaches.

According to WebMD, it's important to figure out what kind of headache the patient is experiencing so that the correct course of action can be taken to relieve the pain.

"Sinus headaches are just headaches," Dr. Matthew Blair of Gulf Coast Breathe Free told Florida Business Daily. "It's kind of like facial pain that comes from usually ethmoid or frontal sinus disease. And we treat those the same ways we treat the sinus conditions, whether it's with medications or in-office procedures."

WebMD reports that sinuses are air-filled spaces inside your forehead, cheekbones and behind the bridge of your nose. When they get inflamed -- usually because of an allergic reaction or an infection -- they swell, make more mucus and the channels that drain them can become blocked. The buildup of pressure in the sinuses causes pain that feels like a headache.

"Facial pain is a common complaint I get a lot, and not all facial pain is sinus disease," Blair said. "There are other things that can cause facial pain, but it's my job as an otolaryngologist to really rule out the sinuses as a problem. Severe sinus disease usually causes a lot of facial pain, usually in the upper teeth. The reason being is that the molar actually sits on the floor of the sinuses underneath the eyes, on the maxillary sinuses, and also the nerves that give sensation to the face of the sinuses, giving you sensation to your teeth. So you can get a lot of pain referred from your sinuses into your teeth in your face."

Sinus headaches feel like the sinuses are infected, and the patient might feel pressure around the eyes and forehead, according to Mayo Clinic. If the headache gets worse when the patient bends over or lays down, that would be a sign of a sinus headache.

"There are other things out there that can cause facial pain, different types of neuralgia," Blair explained. "We look at not only if you're having facial pain, but what other nasal symptoms are you having? Are you pulling discolored stuff out of your nose? Are you having trouble breathing through your nose? Are you stuffy all the time? How long does your pain last? How often do you have it? All these things really tell us (information) and we do our exam. We really determine whether your pain is coming from your sinuses. If it is, we'll definitely treat it and fix it."

To see if you are struggling with chronic sinusitis and could benefit from a visit to the doctor, take the Gulf Coast Breathe Free online sinus quiz.