Every Head Has Its Own Headache...

While the brain itself has no pain nerve fibers, everything else above the shoulders, from the neck, skull, and face, can cause a person to have head pain. Systematic illness, including infection or dehydration, can have associated headache. These are known as toxic headaches. Changes in circulation and blood flow or trauma can also cause headache. Medication reactions, drug abuse and drug withdrawal can also cause pain.

 

 

PRIMARY HEADACHES:

 

• Tension headache is the most common type of primary headache. The pain usually arises gradually, in the middle of the day. A person may feel:-

• as if they have a tight band around their head

• a constant, dull ache on both sides of the head

• pain spreading to or from the neck

• sensitivity or tenderness around the neck, scalp or shoulder muscles

• intense pressure at the temples or over the eyebrows

• The most likely cause is contraction of the muscles covering the skull is stressed.

• It occurs more commonly among women than men. 1 in 20 people in the developed world suffer with a daily tension headache.

• This type of headache is triggered by emotional stress and physical stressors and most people experience it at some point in their life.

• The physical stressors are:- 

• difficult and prolonged manual labor

• sitting at a desk or computer concentrating for long periods

• Even though it is not life threatening, a tension headache can make daily activities more difficult to accomplish.

• Tension-type headaches may be:-

• Episodic --> this attack usually last for a few hours, though it can last for several days

• Chronic --> this involves tension-type headaches occurring on 15 or more days per month for at least 3 months 

• Migraine is the second most common type of primary headache.
• It is a pulsating, throbbing ache that usually occurs on one side of the head. It can be characterized as an intense pulling from deep within your head.
• It often occurs on one side of the head but may switch sides.
• It is caused by inflammation or irritation of structures that surround the brain or affects its functions.
• If migraine attacks run in your family, you are likely to develop the same.
• It affects:-
• children as well as adults
• before puberty, boys and girls are affected equally by migraine headache, but after puberty, more women than men are affected
• it is three times in women as compared to men
• Its symptoms are:-
• vomiting
• blind spots 
• nausea 
• lightheadedness
• sensory disturbances, such as change in vision, known as an aura
• People suffering from migraine headaches are often sensitive to:-
• sound 
• light
• A migraine episode may last from a few hours to 2-3 days. The frequency of episodes can vary greatly; they may occur from once a week to once a year.
• Many people equate severe headaches with migraine, but the amount of pain does not determine the diagnosis of migraine.
• People with migraine often develop medication overuse headaches.
• It occurs if a person uses medication to treat headaches too often.
• It tends to result from taking opiate-based medications, such as those that contain codeine or morphine.
• Beyond the headache, a person may experience:-
• neck pain
• restlessness
• a feeling of nasal congestion
• reduced sleep quality
• Symptoms can vary, and the pain may change from day to day.
• This can cause migraine episodes to occur more frequently and become more severe.

• Cluster is a rare type of primary headache.
• It more commonly affects:-
• men in their late 20s, though women and children can also suffer from this type of headache
• it is three times more common in men as compared to women
• A burning or piercing pain around or behind one eye or on one side of the face is usually the sign of a cluster headache.
• It tends to run in family and this suggests that there may be a role for genetics.
• It may be triggered by:-
• changes in sleep patterns
• medications (for example, nitroglycerin, used for heart disease)
• if an individual is in a susceptible period for cluster headache, cigarette smoking, alcohol and some food (for example, chocolate and foods high in nitrites like smoked metals, etc.) also are potential causes
• Its symptoms are:-
• brief but severe pain
• pain around one eye
• redness 
• a smaller pupil in one eye
• swelling
• teary eyes
• nasal congestion and runny
• sweating on the affected side of the face 
• This headache usually lasts between 15 minutes and 3 hours, and may occur one to eight times per day.
• It may arise frequently for 4-12 weeks, and then disappear.
• It tends to happen at around the same time each day.
• People with cluster headaches are restless and can be driven to desperate measures, including suicidal thoughts.

 

 

 

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