5. Pain or pressure behind the face
A build-up of pressure behind the face is a fairly common symptom of a URI. This pressure can cause pain to be experienced from the top of the forehead right down into the cheeks. The sinuses are blocked here and the pressure is usually indicated by a tingling ‘pins and needles’ like pain, one which is bearable but extremely annoying.
The frustrating thing about pain and pressure that occurs behind the face is that it can’t be relieved easily, like a blocked nose can be relieved by blowing. Often, this pressure is experienced right from on the onset of the infection, not clearing up until the last of the URI has left the symptoms. You’re either someone who suffers from this pressure build-up or not, meaning that if you don’t usually experience this symptom as part of a URI, it’s unlikely that you will at any stage in the future.