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Headache types and treatment options

What is the headache?

Headache is a term used to describe pain or pain that occurs in one or more areas of the head, face, mouth or neck. Headaches includes the network of nerve fibers in the tissues, muscles and blood vessels in the head and the base of the skull.

Almost everyone has some headaches, especially when they are sick, tired or under stress. Headache is the result of pain signals caused by interactions between the brain, blood vessels, nerves and surrounding areas. During a headache, the pain does not come from the brain. It has specific nerves surrounding the skull, muscles of the head, and blood vessels that are activated and send pain signals, interpreted by the brain as a headache. The reasons for these nerves are activated are not clearly understood. Most headaches disappear on their own or are easily treated with over the counter (OTC) drugs.

Headache types

There are two major categories of headaches: primary and secondary education.

The main types of primary headaches include:

Tension headaches Cluster Headache Migraine

Primary headaches are not caused by other medical conditions underlying. Over 90% of headaches are primary.

Secondary

Secondary headache due to other medical conditions such as cerebrovascular disease, head trauma, infection, tumor, and metabolic disorders. These represent less than 10% of all headaches. Head pain can also result from syndromes involving the eyes, ears, neck, teeth or sinuses. In these cases, the condition must be diagnosed and treated. Also, some types of medication produce headache as a side effect.

Many people have headaches sometimes better than their own and disappear with drug treatment over the counter. Most of these people never see a health professional for their headache, however, there are several circumstances in which an evaluation by a doctor in May is useful or important:

Headaches that are deteriorating over time A headache...

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