commonly the symptoms of sinus infection are headache facial tenderness pressure or pain and fever. however as few as 25% of patients may have fever associated with acute sinus infection. other common symptoms include: cloudy discolored nasal drainage a feeling of nasal stuffiness sore throat and cough. some people notice an increased sensitivity or headache when they lean forward because of the additional pressure placed on the sinuses. others may experience tooth or ear pain fatigue or bad breath. in noninfectious sinusitis other associated allergy symptoms of itching eyes and sneezing may be common but may include some of the symptoms listed above for infectious sinusitis. nasal drainage is usually clear or whitish-colored in people with noninfectious sinusitis.
what are the symptoms of a sinus infection?