Mild facial pain with a cold

[Spindelina]

Whenever I get a cold, the right side of my face hurts. Feels like I've got sunburn or something like that. It's usually my first symptom and not long-lasting.

I'm not concerned, it's been like this for years, but interested.

Could it be that something is inflamed and putting some pressure on my trigeminal nerve?

Anyone else have this?

[MissCeltic]

Every time I get a cold I always get Toothache so I assume it’s to do with Trigeminal Nerve either pressure or inflammation caused by the cold.

[concernedchild]

Could be your sinuses.

[fluffycloudalert]

I think it could be sinus-related as well, or so my dentist tells me. Apparently, I have very deep-rooted teeth that go up into the sinus cavity, so whenever I get a cold, the build up of pressure in the sinus gives me toothache.

[Spindelina]

The reason I've not thought sinuses is that it's my skin that hurts - nothing deeper than that. It feels like it's going to be agony if I touch it... but then it isn't. Really weird sensation!