Question: Too long a story to write in detail. Suffice it to say I need a simple answer to the question can a definitive sinus infection (or polyp/related mass (not sure if it's fluid filled or not) in my ethmoid sinus (self diagnosed and missed in the ER by the radiologist and er doc today on my thin slice multi-sequence MRI (BUT EXTREMLY CLEAR TO ME on my Axial views) trigger cluster headaches? I have had typical Cluster headache symptoms for weeks (and had a cycle a few years ago). 02 helps the nighttime awakenings if I wake fast enough , predinosone helped for only a day or two, opiods and gabapentin are of no help. ER Doc consulted with a neuro doc in the hospital today and prescribed carbamazine for trigeminal neuralgia. I'll go get the infection treated tomorrow with some antibiotics and schedule a vist to an ENT, now that I know I have an infection, but I need to know before some other doc tries to tell my I have trigeminal neuralgia (which I unconditionally do not have), if sinus infections can in any way trigger cluster headache cycles? So, I can get those treated correctly after a get relief from the sinus infection.

Ok Doc, I'll get the sinus issue resolved and continue to pursue a neuro doc for a better diagnosis and treatment for what I believe are cluster headaches. I was just hoping (more like praying) there could be some kind of link so that when the sinus infection resolves, the nerve pains might too. Thanks for the help.