Headache Types

Posted by Rose Williams | Mental | Sunday 7 February 2010 2:19 pm

There are a large number of well-known sort of headache, which include, but are not limited to: sinus headaches, migraine headaches, tension headaches, chronic headaches, blood pressure headaches, chronic cluster headaches and tension headaches.

A migraine headache is a very severe, debilitating headache. This kind of headache has a deep impact upon the daily lives of its sufferers. The pain can be a pulsating sensation or sometimes a throbbing kind of head pain. This throbbing pain can vary from moderate to severe. The symptoms of migraine headaches include nausea with high audio-visual sensitivity. The migraine type of headache often comes with a precursory warning feeling 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 fade a while before the migraine attack begins. A migraine headache can last for up to three days without any medication, before it subsides.

The kinds of tension headache cause a dull, constant pain in the forehead, the sides or back of the head. Some people liken a tension headache to a tight band wrapped around the head. This is considered to be one of the most common types of headache. A tension headache does not produce symptoms such as light sensitivity, nausea and vomiting.

Tension headaches occur in episodic or chronic sorts. Generally, most sufferers of this kind of tension headache, experience chronic headaches. It is estimated that about 40% of the population suffers from tension headaches. Chronic daily headaches are 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 distinguished by its duration: the pain must last for at least 15 days per month during a three month period of time.

Another kind of headache is the Cluster headaches. This is a rare but very painful type of headache. The name of the headache arises from the fact that the headache pain happens in clusters. Often, periods of Cluster headaches may last weeks or months. This time period is followed by long periods of no headaches.

Cluster headaches are usually experienced only on one side of the head at a time. The sharp, penetrating pain begins 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 a few of the many kinds of headaches that can occur. The pain from the headache can be mild or it can be very severe. To obtain relief from these headaches you must talk to your doctor about medication or you can buy some over the counter headache pain tablets.

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  1. Comment by Catalyst Yogi — February 8, 2010 @ 12:49 pm

    Sat Nam, (reverent greetings)

    Good article.

    A natural quick yogic way to heal headaches before they get worse is to Stick your tongue out – tighten your forehead and neck until they shake. Do this twice. Try it!

    According to the ancient yogis – a headache is caused from a malfunction of one or more of the four secretions of the brain. 3/4 equals a migraine.

    Peace to ALL,

    Catalyst Yogi
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