| Several people have been known to experience | | | | are vascular in origin, and may be preceded by visual |
| different types of headaches at different times in | | | | disturbances, loss of peripheral vision, and fatigue plus |
| there life so it is important to get the correct | | | | they can be provoked by changes in your |
| diagnosis by keeping a journal of the event and time | | | | environment, such as menstruation, emotional stress, |
| that the headaches took place. Tension headache are | | | | significant weather changes, lack of sleep, or even |
| widely believed to come from to much anxiety and | | | | the opposite-too much rest (vacation migraine). |
| stress in your life so make sure and put in your | | | | Cluster headaches: These are the least common, |
| journal any related stress or anxiety attacks and try | | | | although the most painful type of headache. The pain |
| and minimize your stress levels. Sometimes | | | | of a cluster headache is intense and may be |
| headaches are separated into vascular, muscle | | | | described as having a burning or piercing quality that |
| contraction (tension), traction, and inflammatory | | | | is throbbing and constant. Many people say the pain is |
| types of headaches. | | | | so severe that they cannot sit still and will often |
| Check out the list below of the most common types | | | | pace during an attack. Many times the pain is located |
| of headaches: | | | | behind one eye or in the eye region, without |
| Headaches: The problem today is headaches have | | | | changing sides. Cluster headaches occur one to three |
| become so common to many that they are just a | | | | times per day during a cluster period, which may last |
| part of everyday life. Headaches occur very regularly, | | | | 2 weeks to 3 months and have been found to be |
| usually at the same time each day, and they often | | | | more frequent in smokers than non-smokers. |
| keep a person up during the night. They can | | | | Sinus headaches: Many sinus headaches are brought |
| sometimes affect young children and even babies, | | | | on by allergies, hay fever, cold, dry weather and |
| causing them to become cranky and fussy. Various | | | | anything that adversely affects the sinus cavity. |
| headaches can be caused by having high blood | | | | Taking sinus headache medicine is the best solution |
| pressure, which causes pressure on the blood vessels | | | | since it has an ingredient to help drain the sinuses and |
| and circulatory system throughout the body. | | | | relieve the pressure that causes the pain. Sinus |
| Tension headaches: Many refer to these as the | | | | headaches are associated with a deep and constant |
| chronic daily headaches and are the most common | | | | pain in the cheekbones, forehead or bridge of the |
| type of headaches among adults and adolescents. | | | | nose. The pain usually intensifies with sudden head |
| These muscle contraction headaches cause mild pain | | | | movement or straining and usually occurs with other |
| and come and go over a prolonged period of time. | | | | sinus symptoms, such as nasal discharge, feeling of |
| Migraines: Doctors are still unsure of the causes of | | | | fullness in the ears, fever, and facial swelling. |
| migraines, although they are related to blood vessel | | | | The most common types of headaches usually are |
| contractions and other changes in the brain as well as | | | | not serious but may occur again and again over a |
| inherited abnormalities in certain areas of the brain. | | | | long period of time. There are several different |
| Migraine pain is moderate to severe and can last | | | | contributing factors that lead to the development of |
| from 4 hours to 3 days and usually occur 1 to 4 | | | | tension headache, migraines, cluster headaches and |
| times per month. Migraines are associated with | | | | sinus headaches and most likely you fall somewhere |
| symptoms such as light sensitivity, noise, nausea or | | | | in between these types of headaches. |
| vomiting and upset stomach or abdominal pain. They | | | | |