Periodicity is a characteritic featurw in which sinus infection:
Pain of frontal sinusitis shows characteristic periodicity,i.e comes upon walking,gradually increases and reaches its peak by midday and then stas subsiding. It is also called office headache as it is present only during office hours. Ref Dhingra 6/e p 192
Maxillary sinus infection
Frontal sinus infection
Sphenoid sinus infection
Ethmoid sinus infection
Nose and paranasal sinuses