University Daily Kansan / Friday, April 3. 1992
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Sinus headaches are a pain
By Katherine Manweiler
Kansan staff writer
Spring brings more than sneezing and itchy eyes to allergy sufferers.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said sinus headaches were a common complaint caused by sinus infections, allergies or a combination of the two.
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Sinus headaches are frontal headaches that tend to cause pain behind the eyes, Yockey said.
"A sinus headache is worse when you cough or sneeze and when you be on vacation."
Vockey said sinus headaches sometimes were difficult for patients to distinguish from tooth problems or eye strain, and some people worried that
they had brain tumors.
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Medications that offer a combination of decongestants and antihistamines help to relieve sinus headaches, he said.
"If you get an abrupt onset of a headache and it does not respond to over-the-counter medication within 72 hours, you definitely need to see a doctor," Yockey said.
"Just being dehydrated or a little bit on the dry side when you have a sinus headache will double the symptoms," he said.
He said thick mucous that was green or yellow was a sign of a sinus infection. People who have this symptom should see a doctor and take antibiotics.
secretions.
Yockey said people with sinus headaches should drink hot citrus drinks, such as hot lemonade, to stay well-hydrated. They should avoid dairy products because they thicken
And using a humidifier would not help a sinus headache, Yockey said.
"The amount of moisture that you get from a humidifier is trivial compared to the amount of moisture in the air," he said.
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"I get them when the weather changes," she said. "Sometimes I'll get them and they'll last for about a week."
Fleckinger said she rested and took aspirin to cure her sinus headaches.
Report: Child abuse increased since 1990
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Nearly 2.7 million cases of child abuse were reported last year, an increase of 6 percent more than 1990, in the nineteeet for Prevention of Child Abuse said.
increase was due to a more violent society, harsh economic times and drug abuse.
While experts agreed that more cases were reported because of greater public awareness, they said some of the
Child abuse cases reported in the United States have risen each year since the committee began compiling statistics in 1976, researchers said.
Child abuse cases rose 6 percent to 2.69 million in 1991 from 2.5 million the
previous year,the study reported.
Frederick Green, a Washington, D.C., pediatrician, said more preventive programs were needed to fight child abuse. He said new parents should be visited at home and taught how to properly care for the child.
"Every new parent should know the basics of parenting." Green said.
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