| General Headaches | | | | |
| | | | A sinus headache attack on weather changes |
| A headache is generally known to be occurring | | | | and is a continuous pain; Most of the time |
| due to lack of sleep, stress, or other | | | | however, it is mistaken for a migraine. True |
| external factor. About 99% of headaches are | | | | sinus headaches are caused by pressure of |
| harmless, and might need no further | | | | draining nasal passages, fever, eye strain, |
| treatment, just a few counter medications | | | | and excessive coughing. The over the counter |
| like ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen | | | | treatment is often effective for these types |
| sodium, or aspirin etc works well for these | | | | of headaches. Sinus headaches are not |
| types. There are, however, over 150 | | | | reoccurring, however if so happens a doctor |
| categorized headache types; some of them | | | | should be consulted. |
| should never be ignored. If the pain is | | | | |
| severe, medical attention is indispensable. | | | | Other Specific Problems |
| Some may even be associated with aneurisms. A | | | | |
| sudden pain with no cause is often associated | | | | The most common headaches symptoms which are |
| with the onset of an illness such as a cold | | | | known are mostly environmentally induced, |
| or flu. | | | | injury related, hormonal changes, and more. |
| | | | Injury related headaches are the most obvious |
| The Most Common Types | | | | of all, however, in case of a severe or |
| | | | varied pain, loss of consciousness, or |
| The most frequent types of headaches are | | | | confusion a doctor should be consulted |
| migraines, tension, and sinus. The causes and | | | | immediately. |
| symptoms of all of them differ. Migraines are | | | | |
| more common in adults and teenager, the | | | | Hormonal changes may be a cause for |
| symptom is a severe headache either on one or | | | | headaches, especially in women. This is |
| both sides of the head which moves form one | | | | because a female body undergoes hormones |
| area of the skull to another. The other | | | | change through puberty, monthly menstrual |
| ailments associated with migraines are upset | | | | cycle, pregnancy, menopause and other |
| stomach, sensitivity to light, sensitivity to | | | | hormonal variances. However, if the pain |
| sound, and moodiness. | | | | persists for more than 3 times a week or if |
| | | | it becomes frequent and severe, a doctor |
| A tension headache is a different type of a | | | | should be consulted immediately. |
| pain which is not only restricted to head but | | | | |
| a mild pain often resides in the neck, | | | | Certain environmental factors, including |
| shoulders, or another stress point. The pain | | | | smoke, pollution, neon lights, traffic |
| in the head associated with tension headaches | | | | lights, etc can cause head pain. If you are |
| is often a side effect of the other pain. | | | | sensitive to all these avoid it as much as |
| Over the counter medications are generally | | | | possible and invariably consult a doctor to |
| sufficient to cure the pain, however any | | | | combat unavoidable triggers with prescription |
| chronic pain should be investigated by a | | | | medications. |
| doctor. | | | | |