Friday, 24 July 2009

Headache Types

By Rose Williams

There are quite a number of well-known sort of headache. These include pressure headaches, migraine headaches, tension headaches, chronic daily headaches, cluster headaches, ice pick headaches and sinus headaches.

A migraine headache can be a rather severe, debilitating headache. This sort of headache has a deep effect on the every day lives of its sufferers. The pain is either a pulsating sensation or sometimes a throbbing type of head pain. This throbbing pain can vary from moderate to severe. The symptoms of migraine headaches include nausea and extreme audio-visual sensitivity. The migraine sort of headache usually comes with a precursive warning sensation sometimes called an 'aura'.

The aura is experienced in the form of alterations in visual perception. You may see bright flashes, swirls or blurs and sometimes you may even lose a part of your sight. You could also experience a numbness or a tingling in your arms. These precursory warning symptoms will dissipate a while before the migraine attack begins. A migraine headache can last for up to three days without any medication, before it recedes.

The sorts of tension headache cause a dull, constant pain in the forehead, the sides or back of the head. Some people compare a tension headache to a tight band wrapped around the head and it is considered to be one of the most common kinds of headache. A tension headache does not create symptoms like light sensitivity, loss of sight, nausea and vomiting.

Tension headaches can occur as episodic or chronic. Usually, most sufferers of this type of tension headache, experience chronic headaches. It is estimated that about 40% of people suffer from tension headaches. Chronic daily headaches are yet another of these types of headache.

Most chronic daily headaches are tension headaches or headaches that result from ingesting too much pain medication. With these types of headache, the pain is of a constant, dull nature - there can also be a feeling of tightness like a rubber band around the head. A chronic daily headache is diagnosed by its duration: the pain must last for at least 15 days per month during a three month period of time.

Another sort of headache is the Cluster headache group, which is a rare but very painful kind of headache. The name of the headache comes from the fact that the headache occurs in clusters of pain. Often, periods of continuous Cluster headaches may last weeks or months. This time is followed by long periods of no headaches at all.

Cluster headaches are usually to be found only on one side of the head at a time. The sharp, penetrating pain starts behind one eye. Furthermore, cluster headaches may cause red, watery eyes, a stuffy nose and sometimes symptoms like nausea and light sensitivity are occur too.

These are just a few of the many sorts of headaches that can be experienced. The pain from the headache can be mild or it can be excruciating in its severity. To find relief from these headaches you should talk with your doctor about treatment or you can buy some over the counter headache pain medication.

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