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The type of headache you have is decided by many things.
How intense the pain is:
* Tension headache can run the gamut in pain. * Sinus headaches also can be from mild to severe. A sinus infection will cause considerably more pain than simply congested sinuses. * Migraines are generally moderate to severe. * Cluster headaches are considered the most painful of all headaches.
What the quality of the pain is? [Is it an ache, a pressure, a throb, a stab]
The location:
Tension headaches, where they are a product of muscle and neck tension, are generally felt stretching across the fascia of the head. Across the temples, like a band. Pulling at the forehead. Or involving the musculature of the neck and base of the skull.
Sinus headaches will generally be felt in the forehead, in the face on either side of the nose.
Migraines are usually one-sided, although they can be located on both sides of the head. Basilar Artery Migraines can start in the base of the skull.
Cluster headaches are also one-sided, and generally involve eye pain.
The other symptoms:
It becomes very important to look at the symptoms surrounding the headache. Migraines and Cluster headaches in particular have noted symptoms. The nausea/vomiting and aura of migraines are specific to migraines. Cluster headaches can cause one eye to tear up constantly, and one nostril to become congested.
The length of time:
* Tension headaches and sinus headaches last until the muscles relax or the sinus pressure is relieved. * Migraines will last from 4-72 hours, with the average length being 24 hours. * Cluster headaches are considered short in length - from 15 minutes to 3 hours, averaging no more than 30 minutes, but attacks come in clusters. So while people will get a pain free reprieve, they'll begin to have those 30 minute attacks over and over, usually at the same time of day as the previous attack. [Example: Your cluster headache begins at around 9pm every day for a month.]
These are the main categories of headache. It should be noted that there are other types of headache. Just some of them are below:
Hemicrania Continua
Chronic Daily Headache
New Daily Persisent Headache
Exertional Headache/Post-Coital Headache (headache after orgasm)
Cervicogenic Headache
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What type of headache is also known as a vascular headache?
migraine
Why do you need to put your head between your knees when you have a headache?
So you can tell the if you have a migrain or a headache
What happens in the brain when having headache?
That depends entirely on the type of headache being experienced.
What get rid of a bad headache fast?
The fastest way to get rid of a headache depends entirely upon the type of headache suffered. There are over 300 different types of headaches and treatment is based on the diagnosis. For appropriate diagnosis, please seek the help of a headache specialist.
What causes a scent to give a headache?
Migraine is only one type of headache that can be triggered by smells.
Does nook give headache?
Reading can be a headache trigger for certain individuals, depending upon which type of headache disorder they suffer. For appropriate diagnosis and treatment of headache disorders, consult a board certified headache specialist.
How do you cure a massive headache?
The treatment for your headache depends on what type of headache it is (there is a long list of different kinds of headaches) and what has caused it. For best results, consult a headache specialist who is trained to diagnosis and treat headache disorders.
Does a ct scan rule for sinus' rule out any problems regarding headache on forehead and behind the eyes?
No, but a CT will help rule out some reasons for this type of headache. There are hundreds of possible causes of this type of headache. For best results, see a headache specialist.
What type of noun is headache?
A pain in the head
Will tension headaches go away?
Episodic tension type headache is more easily treated than chronic tension type headache. Episodic means it comes and goes and isn't experienced as often as chronic TTH. For appropriate diagnosis and treatment of headache see your physician or a headache specialist.
What is the most common type of headache?
That would be the migrain.
Is a headache a indication to massage?
It depends on the type of headache since there are many causes. If it is a tension headache that is related to muscle tension, then yes, massage to the affected muscles is indicated.
