It has been suggested that a contact point between the nasal septum and lateral wall of the nose can cause an episodic or chronic form of daily headache. As the nasal septum and turbinates are supplied by the trigeminal nerve, headaches can result when these structures are perturbed.
A 31-year-old pregnant woman developed new one sided headaches because of a contact point syndrome induced by nasal mucosal swelling of pregnancy. All of the following statements regarding "Contact Point Headaches" are true except: The nasal contact point can be as easily seen on MRI scans as CT scans of the sinuses in the most instances Contact point headaches typical present with pian in a frontal, periorbital or retro-orbital distributing Migrainous associated symptoms are rare with contact point headaches occurring in less than 25% patients Contact between the nasal septum and superios turbinate is a…
